return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
                                                  commands);
 
+               /* Report violation if chunk len overflows */
+               ch_end = ((__u8 *)ch) + SCTP_PAD4(ntohs(ch->length));
+               if (ch_end > skb_tail_pointer(skb))
+                       return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
+                                                 commands);
+
                /* Now that we know we at least have a chunk header,
                 * do things that are type appropriate.
                 */
                        }
                }
 
-               /* Report violation if chunk len overflows */
-               ch_end = ((__u8 *)ch) + SCTP_PAD4(ntohs(ch->length));
-               if (ch_end > skb_tail_pointer(skb))
-                       return sctp_sf_violation_chunklen(net, ep, asoc, type, arg,
-                                                 commands);
-
                ch = (sctp_chunkhdr_t *) ch_end;
        } while (ch_end < skb_tail_pointer(skb));