diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index 5f3b81941a6f..5169b9b36b6a 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -1593,9 +1593,17 @@ unsigned char *cipso_v4_optptr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 	int taglen;
 
 	for (optlen = iph->ihl*4 - sizeof(struct iphdr); optlen > 0; ) {
-		if (optptr[0] == IPOPT_CIPSO)
+		switch (optptr[0]) {
+		case IPOPT_CIPSO:
 			return optptr;
-		taglen = optptr[1];
+		case IPOPT_END:
+			return NULL;
+		case IPOPT_NOOP:
+			taglen = 1;
+			break;
+		default:
+			taglen = optptr[1];
+		}
 		optlen -= taglen;
 		optptr += taglen;
 	}