diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index d0b9f3846eabfceaab04359d796733e74ff3fd54..3d3ceaac13b18b49f5b459cffc027ac003530f1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -2206,6 +2206,11 @@ static inline int skb_mac_offset(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb_mac_header(skb) - skb->data;
 }
 
+static inline u32 skb_mac_header_len(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->network_header - skb->mac_header;
+}
+
 static inline int skb_mac_header_was_set(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return skb->mac_header != (typeof(skb->mac_header))~0U;
diff --git a/net/core/filter.c b/net/core/filter.c
index e5c280aa5de60575aceb0172f930a84617da34b6..68d8cd865c4acd2395e2bb8fc52d19fe4549025e 100644
--- a/net/core/filter.c
+++ b/net/core/filter.c
@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ static int bpf_skb_net_hdr_pop(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 off, u32 len)
 static int bpf_skb_proto_4_to_6(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	const u32 len_diff = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) - sizeof(struct iphdr);
-	u32 off = skb->network_header - skb->mac_header;
+	u32 off = skb_mac_header_len(skb);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = skb_cow(skb, len_diff);
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ static int bpf_skb_proto_4_to_6(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static int bpf_skb_proto_6_to_4(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	const u32 len_diff = sizeof(struct ipv6hdr) - sizeof(struct iphdr);
-	u32 off = skb->network_header - skb->mac_header;
+	u32 off = skb_mac_header_len(skb);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = skb_unclone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);