diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
index 514465b03829..e4a400f88168 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
@@ -1378,9 +1378,14 @@ static struct sctp_chunk *_sctp_make_chunk(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
 	struct sctp_chunk *retval;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct sock *sk;
+	int chunklen;
+
+	chunklen = SCTP_PAD4(sizeof(*chunk_hdr) + paylen);
+	if (chunklen > SCTP_MAX_CHUNK_LEN)
+		goto nodata;
 
 	/* No need to allocate LL here, as this is only a chunk. */
-	skb = alloc_skb(SCTP_PAD4(sizeof(*chunk_hdr) + paylen), gfp);
+	skb = alloc_skb(chunklen, gfp);
 	if (!skb)
 		goto nodata;