diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
index 52c9d204fe3d..34e5448d59f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3_ethtool.c
@@ -174,18 +174,21 @@ static void hns3_lb_check_skb_data(struct hns3_enet_ring *ring,
 {
 	struct hns3_enet_tqp_vector *tqp_vector = ring->tqp_vector;
 	unsigned char *packet = skb->data;
+	u32 len = skb_headlen(skb);
 	u32 i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < skb->len; i++)
+	len = min_t(u32, len, HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_PACKET_SIZE);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
 		if (packet[i] != (unsigned char)(i & 0xff))
 			break;
 
 	/* The packet is correctly received */
-	if (i == skb->len)
+	if (i == HNS3_NIC_LB_TEST_PACKET_SIZE)
 		tqp_vector->rx_group.total_packets++;
 	else
 		print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, "selftest:", DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET, 16, 1,
-			       skb->data, skb->len, true);
+			       skb->data, len, true);
 
 	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 }