return mlx5e_skb_l2_header_offset(skb);
 }
 
-static inline unsigned int mlx5e_calc_min_inline(enum mlx5_inline_modes mode,
-                                                struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline u16 mlx5e_calc_min_inline(enum mlx5_inline_modes mode,
+                                       struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-       int hlen;
+       u16 hlen;
 
        switch (mode) {
        case MLX5_INLINE_MODE_NONE:
                hlen = eth_get_headlen(skb->data, skb_headlen(skb));
                if (hlen == ETH_HLEN && !skb_vlan_tag_present(skb))
                        hlen += VLAN_HLEN;
-               return hlen;
+               break;
        case MLX5_INLINE_MODE_IP:
                /* When transport header is set to zero, it means no transport
                 * header. When transport header is set to 0xff's, it means
                 * transport header wasn't set.
                 */
-               if (skb_transport_offset(skb))
-                       return mlx5e_skb_l3_header_offset(skb);
+               if (skb_transport_offset(skb)) {
+                       hlen = mlx5e_skb_l3_header_offset(skb);
+                       break;
+               }
                /* fall through */
        case MLX5_INLINE_MODE_L2:
        default:
-               return mlx5e_skb_l2_header_offset(skb);
+               hlen = mlx5e_skb_l2_header_offset(skb);
        }
+       return min_t(u16, hlen, skb->len);
 }
 
 static inline void mlx5e_tx_skb_pull_inline(unsigned char **skb_data,