diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
index c0dbb8ad0037..196d0d832007 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_event.c
@@ -5391,6 +5391,11 @@ static void hci_le_adv_report_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		struct hci_ev_le_advertising_info *ev = ptr;
 		s8 rssi;
 
+		if (ptr > (void *)skb_tail_pointer(skb) - sizeof(*ev)) {
+			bt_dev_err(hdev, "Malicious advertising data.");
+			break;
+		}
+
 		if (ev->length <= HCI_MAX_AD_LENGTH &&
 		    ev->data + ev->length <= skb_tail_pointer(skb)) {
 			rssi = ev->data[ev->length];
@@ -5402,11 +5407,6 @@ static void hci_le_adv_report_evt(struct hci_dev *hdev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		}
 
 		ptr += sizeof(*ev) + ev->length + 1;
-
-		if (ptr > (void *) skb_tail_pointer(skb) - sizeof(*ev)) {
-			bt_dev_err(hdev, "Malicious advertising data. Stopping processing");
-			break;
-		}
 	}
 
 	hci_dev_unlock(hdev);