diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index e9b1d1eacb59d0..586de4b811b567 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -366,14 +366,13 @@ static inline bool udp_skb_is_linear(struct sk_buff *skb)
 static inline int copy_linear_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, int len, int off,
 				  struct iov_iter *to)
 {
-	int n, copy = len - off;
+	int n;
 
-	if (copy < 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-	n = copy_to_iter(skb->data + off, copy, to);
-	if (n == copy)
+	n = copy_to_iter(skb->data + off, len, to);
+	if (n == len)
 		return 0;
 
+	iov_iter_revert(to, n);
 	return -EFAULT;
 }