diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
index 569b42a01026..11b4f1089d1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tx.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static inline u16 mlx5e_calc_min_inline(enum mlx5_inline_modes mode,
 	default:
 		hlen = mlx5e_skb_l2_header_offset(skb);
 	}
-	return min_t(u16, hlen, skb->len);
+	return min_t(u16, hlen, skb_headlen(skb));
 }
 
 static inline void mlx5e_tx_skb_pull_inline(unsigned char **skb_data,