diff --git a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
index 4fac4f2bb9dc..8b33d9967b56 100644
--- a/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
+++ b/net/rds/tcp_recv.c
@@ -234,8 +234,15 @@ static int rds_tcp_data_recv(read_descriptor_t *desc, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			}
 
 			to_copy = min(tc->t_tinc_data_rem, left);
-			pskb_pull(clone, offset);
-			pskb_trim(clone, to_copy);
+			if (!pskb_pull(clone, offset) ||
+			    pskb_trim(clone, to_copy)) {
+				pr_warn("rds_tcp_data_recv: pull/trim failed "
+					"left %zu data_rem %zu skb_len %d\n",
+					left, tc->t_tinc_data_rem, skb->len);
+				kfree_skb(clone);
+				desc->error = -ENOMEM;
+				goto out;
+			}
 			skb_queue_tail(&tinc->ti_skb_list, clone);
 
 			rdsdebug("skb %p data %p len %d off %u to_copy %zu -> "