diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/mhi_wwan_mbim.c b/drivers/net/wwan/mhi_wwan_mbim.c
index 5679948546a5..336f89756f10 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/mhi_wwan_mbim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/mhi_wwan_mbim.c
@@ -251,6 +251,14 @@ static int mbim_rx_verify_ndp16(struct sk_buff *skb, struct usb_cdc_ncm_ndp16 *n
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void mhi_mbim_rx_drop(struct mhi_mbim_link *link, struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+	u64_stats_update_begin(&link->rx_syncp);
+	u64_stats_inc(&link->rx_errors);
+	u64_stats_update_end(&link->rx_syncp);
+}
+
 static void mhi_mbim_rx(struct mhi_mbim_context *mbim, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int ndpoffset;
@@ -320,7 +328,10 @@ static void mhi_mbim_rx(struct mhi_mbim_context *mbim, struct sk_buff *skb)
 				continue;
 
 			skb_put(skbn, dgram_len);
-			skb_copy_bits(skb, dgram_offset, skbn->data, dgram_len);
+			if (skb_copy_bits(skb, dgram_offset, skbn->data, dgram_len)) {
+				mhi_mbim_rx_drop(link, skbn);
+				continue;
+			}
 
 			switch (skbn->data[0] & 0xf0) {
 			case 0x40:
@@ -332,10 +343,7 @@ static void mhi_mbim_rx(struct mhi_mbim_context *mbim, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			default:
 				net_err_ratelimited("%s: unknown protocol\n",
 						    link->ndev->name);
-				dev_kfree_skb_any(skbn);
-				u64_stats_update_begin(&link->rx_syncp);
-				u64_stats_inc(&link->rx_errors);
-				u64_stats_update_end(&link->rx_syncp);
+				mhi_mbim_rx_drop(link, skbn);
 				continue;
 			}