diff --git a/net/core/scm.c b/net/core/scm.c
index 3b6899b7d810d5..8a1741b14302bd 100644
--- a/net/core/scm.c
+++ b/net/core/scm.c
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ void scm_detach_fds(struct msghdr *msg, struct scm_cookie *scm)
 			err = put_user(cmlen, &cm->cmsg_len);
 		if (!err) {
 			cmlen = CMSG_SPACE(i*sizeof(int));
+			if (msg->msg_controllen < cmlen)
+				cmlen = msg->msg_controllen;
 			msg->msg_control += cmlen;
 			msg->msg_controllen -= cmlen;
 		}