diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
index e4b3d8f4fd85e2..bb4ed7b1f5df41 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_iscsi.c
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ iscsi_if_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		uint32_t group;
 
 		nlh = nlmsg_hdr(skb);
-		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) ||
+		if (nlh->nlmsg_len < sizeof(*nlh) + sizeof(*ev) ||
 		    skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len) {
 			break;
 		}