diff --git a/drivers/net/geneve.c b/drivers/net/geneve.c
index f932e4120cb6..5636673b84e7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/geneve.c
+++ b/drivers/net/geneve.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static void geneve_rx(struct geneve_dev *geneve, struct geneve_sock *gs,
 	struct metadata_dst *tun_dst = NULL;
 	struct pcpu_sw_netstats *stats;
 	unsigned int len;
-	int nh, err = 0;
+	int err = 0;
 	void *oiph;
 
 	if (ip_tunnel_collect_metadata() || gs->collect_md) {
@@ -259,23 +259,9 @@ static void geneve_rx(struct geneve_dev *geneve, struct geneve_sock *gs,
 		goto drop;
 	}
 
-	/* Save offset of outer header relative to skb->head,
-	 * because we are going to reset the network header to the inner header
-	 * and might change skb->head.
-	 */
-	nh = skb_network_header(skb) - skb->head;
-
+	oiph = skb_network_header(skb);
 	skb_reset_network_header(skb);
 
-	if (!pskb_inet_may_pull(skb)) {
-		DEV_STATS_INC(geneve->dev, rx_length_errors);
-		DEV_STATS_INC(geneve->dev, rx_errors);
-		goto drop;
-	}
-
-	/* Get the outer header. */
-	oiph = skb->head + nh;
-
 	if (geneve_get_sk_family(gs) == AF_INET)
 		err = IP_ECN_decapsulate(oiph, skb);
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)