diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_enet.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_enet.c
index b12730a23c25289fbd65bf2e4a9e7e1959f2794c..e731f87f3c467b80efbff4fa700351f8a13b6121 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_enet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3pf/hns3_enet.c
@@ -436,8 +436,8 @@ static int hns3_set_tso(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 *paylen,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void hns3_get_l4_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *ol4_proto,
-				 u8 *il4_proto)
+static int hns3_get_l4_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *ol4_proto,
+				u8 *il4_proto)
 {
 	union {
 		struct iphdr *v4;
@@ -461,6 +461,8 @@ static void hns3_get_l4_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *ol4_proto,
 					 &l4_proto_tmp, &frag_off);
 	} else if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
 		l4_proto_tmp = l3.v4->protocol;
+	} else {
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
 	*ol4_proto = l4_proto_tmp;
@@ -468,7 +470,7 @@ static void hns3_get_l4_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *ol4_proto,
 	/* tunnel packet */
 	if (!skb->encapsulation) {
 		*il4_proto = 0;
-		return;
+		return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* find inner header point */
@@ -486,6 +488,8 @@ static void hns3_get_l4_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 *ol4_proto,
 	}
 
 	*il4_proto = l4_proto_tmp;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void hns3_set_l2l3l4_len(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 ol4_proto,
@@ -757,7 +761,9 @@ static int hns3_fill_desc(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring, void *priv,
 				protocol = vlan_get_protocol(skb);
 				skb->protocol = protocol;
 			}
-			hns3_get_l4_protocol(skb, &ol4_proto, &il4_proto);
+			ret = hns3_get_l4_protocol(skb, &ol4_proto, &il4_proto);
+			if (ret)
+				return ret;
 			hns3_set_l2l3l4_len(skb, ol4_proto, il4_proto,
 					    &type_cs_vlan_tso,
 					    &ol_type_vlan_len_msec);