diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
index 4f2e6910c623..1cc2cd894f87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_alb.c
@@ -1383,26 +1383,31 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 	bool do_tx_balance = true;
 	u32 hash_index = 0;
 	const u8 *hash_start = NULL;
-	struct ipv6hdr *ip6hdr;
 
 	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
 	eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
 
 	switch (ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
 	case ETH_P_IP: {
-		const struct iphdr *iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+		const struct iphdr *iph;
 
 		if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(eth_data->h_dest) ||
-		    iph->daddr == ip_bcast ||
-		    iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) {
+		    !pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*iph))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		iph = ip_hdr(skb);
+		if (iph->daddr == ip_bcast || iph->protocol == IPPROTO_IGMP) {
 			do_tx_balance = false;
 			break;
 		}
 		hash_start = (char *)&(iph->daddr);
 		hash_size = sizeof(iph->daddr);
-	}
 		break;
-	case ETH_P_IPV6:
+	}
+	case ETH_P_IPV6: {
+		const struct ipv6hdr *ip6hdr;
+
 		/* IPv6 doesn't really use broadcast mac address, but leave
 		 * that here just in case.
 		 */
@@ -1419,7 +1424,11 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		/* Additianally, DAD probes should not be tx-balanced as that
+		if (!pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ip6hdr))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		/* Additionally, DAD probes should not be tx-balanced as that
 		 * will lead to false positives for duplicate addresses and
 		 * prevent address configuration from working.
 		 */
@@ -1429,17 +1438,26 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		hash_start = (char *)&(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
-		hash_size = sizeof(ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr);
+		hash_start = (char *)&ip6hdr->daddr;
+		hash_size = sizeof(ip6hdr->daddr);
 		break;
-	case ETH_P_IPX:
-		if (ipx_hdr(skb)->ipx_checksum != IPX_NO_CHECKSUM) {
+	}
+	case ETH_P_IPX: {
+		const struct ipxhdr *ipxhdr;
+
+		if (pskb_network_may_pull(skb, sizeof(*ipxhdr))) {
+			do_tx_balance = false;
+			break;
+		}
+		ipxhdr = (struct ipxhdr *)skb_network_header(skb);
+
+		if (ipxhdr->ipx_checksum != IPX_NO_CHECKSUM) {
 			/* something is wrong with this packet */
 			do_tx_balance = false;
 			break;
 		}
 
-		if (ipx_hdr(skb)->ipx_type != IPX_TYPE_NCP) {
+		if (ipxhdr->ipx_type != IPX_TYPE_NCP) {
 			/* The only protocol worth balancing in
 			 * this family since it has an "ARP" like
 			 * mechanism
@@ -1448,9 +1466,11 @@ netdev_tx_t bond_alb_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *bond_dev)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		eth_data = eth_hdr(skb);
 		hash_start = (char *)eth_data->h_dest;
 		hash_size = ETH_ALEN;
 		break;
+	}
 	case ETH_P_ARP:
 		do_tx_balance = false;
 		if (bond_info->rlb_enabled)
diff --git a/include/net/ipx.h b/include/net/ipx.h
index baf090390998..9d1342807b59 100644
--- a/include/net/ipx.h
+++ b/include/net/ipx.h
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ struct ipxhdr {
 /* From af_ipx.c */
 extern int sysctl_ipx_pprop_broadcasting;
 
-static __inline__ struct ipxhdr *ipx_hdr(struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	return (struct ipxhdr *)skb_transport_header(skb);
-}
-
 struct ipx_interface {
 	/* IPX address */
 	__be32			if_netnum;