struct virtio_net_hdr_mrg_rxbuf *hdr;
        const unsigned char *dest = ((struct ethhdr *)skb->data)->h_dest;
        struct virtnet_info *vi = sq->vq->vdev->priv;
-       unsigned num_sg;
+       int num_sg;
        unsigned hdr_len = vi->hdr_len;
        bool can_push;
 
        if (can_push) {
                __skb_push(skb, hdr_len);
                num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sq->sg, 0, skb->len);
+               if (unlikely(num_sg < 0))
+                       return num_sg;
                /* Pull header back to avoid skew in tx bytes calculations. */
                __skb_pull(skb, hdr_len);
        } else {
                sg_set_buf(sq->sg, hdr, hdr_len);
-               num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sq->sg + 1, 0, skb->len) + 1;
+               num_sg = skb_to_sgvec(skb, sq->sg + 1, 0, skb->len);
+               if (unlikely(num_sg < 0))
+                       return num_sg;
+               num_sg++;
        }
        return virtqueue_add_outbuf(sq->vq, sq->sg, num_sg, skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 }