diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index 376882215919..0bd10a1f477f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -1724,6 +1724,7 @@ void cipso_v4_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int error, u32 gateway)
 {
 	unsigned char optbuf[sizeof(struct ip_options) + 40];
 	struct ip_options *opt = (struct ip_options *)optbuf;
+	int res;
 
 	if (ip_hdr(skb)->protocol == IPPROTO_ICMP || error != -EACCES)
 		return;
@@ -1735,7 +1736,11 @@ void cipso_v4_error(struct sk_buff *skb, int error, u32 gateway)
 
 	memset(opt, 0, sizeof(struct ip_options));
 	opt->optlen = ip_hdr(skb)->ihl*4 - sizeof(struct iphdr);
-	if (__ip_options_compile(dev_net(skb->dev), opt, skb, NULL))
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	res = __ip_options_compile(dev_net(skb->dev), opt, skb, NULL);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	if (res)
 		return;
 
 	if (gateway)