diff --git a/include/net/addrconf.h b/include/net/addrconf.h
index 18f783dcd55f..78ea3e332688 100644
--- a/include/net/addrconf.h
+++ b/include/net/addrconf.h
@@ -233,7 +233,6 @@ void ipv6_mc_unmap(struct inet6_dev *idev);
 void ipv6_mc_remap(struct inet6_dev *idev);
 void ipv6_mc_init_dev(struct inet6_dev *idev);
 void ipv6_mc_destroy_dev(struct inet6_dev *idev);
-int ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6(struct sk_buff *skb);
 int ipv6_mc_check_mld(struct sk_buff *skb);
 void addrconf_dad_failure(struct sk_buff *skb, struct inet6_ifaddr *ifp);
 
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 2883601d5c8b..226bb05c3b42 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -3159,25 +3159,14 @@ static int br_multicast_ipv4_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,
 }
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
-static int br_ip6_multicast_mrd_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,
-				    struct net_bridge_port *port,
-				    struct sk_buff *skb)
+static void br_ip6_multicast_mrd_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,
+				     struct net_bridge_port *port,
+				     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret;
-
-	if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->nexthdr != IPPROTO_ICMPV6)
-		return -ENOMSG;
-
-	ret = ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6(skb);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (icmp6_hdr(skb)->icmp6_type != ICMPV6_MRDISC_ADV)
-		return -ENOMSG;
+		return;
 
 	br_multicast_mark_router(br, port);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static int br_multicast_ipv6_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,
@@ -3191,18 +3180,12 @@ static int br_multicast_ipv6_rcv(struct net_bridge *br,
 
 	err = ipv6_mc_check_mld(skb);
 
-	if (err == -ENOMSG) {
+	if (err == -ENOMSG || err == -ENODATA) {
 		if (!ipv6_addr_is_ll_all_nodes(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
 			BR_INPUT_SKB_CB(skb)->mrouters_only = 1;
-
-		if (ipv6_addr_is_all_snoopers(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr)) {
-			err = br_ip6_multicast_mrd_rcv(br, port, skb);
-
-			if (err < 0 && err != -ENOMSG) {
-				br_multicast_err_count(br, port, skb->protocol);
-				return err;
-			}
-		}
+		if (err == -ENODATA &&
+		    ipv6_addr_is_all_snoopers(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr))
+			br_ip6_multicast_mrd_rcv(br, port, skb);
 
 		return 0;
 	} else if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/net/ipv6/mcast_snoop.c b/net/ipv6/mcast_snoop.c
index d3d6b6a66e5f..04d5fcdfa6e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/mcast_snoop.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/mcast_snoop.c
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ static int ipv6_mc_check_mld_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	struct mld_msg *mld;
 
 	if (!ipv6_mc_may_pull(skb, len))
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return -ENODATA;
 
 	mld = (struct mld_msg *)skb_transport_header(skb);
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ static int ipv6_mc_check_mld_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	case ICMPV6_MGM_QUERY:
 		return ipv6_mc_check_mld_query(skb);
 	default:
-		return -ENOMSG;
+		return -ENODATA;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ static inline __sum16 ipv6_mc_validate_checksum(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return skb_checksum_validate(skb, IPPROTO_ICMPV6, ip6_compute_pseudo);
 }
 
-int ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	unsigned int len = skb_transport_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct icmp6hdr);
 	unsigned int transport_len = ipv6_transport_len(skb);
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ int ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6(struct sk_buff *skb)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6);
 
 /**
  * ipv6_mc_check_mld - checks whether this is a sane MLD packet
@@ -161,7 +160,10 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ipv6_mc_check_icmpv6);
  *
  * -EINVAL: A broken packet was detected, i.e. it violates some internet
  *  standard
- * -ENOMSG: IP header validation succeeded but it is not an MLD packet.
+ * -ENOMSG: IP header validation succeeded but it is not an ICMPv6 packet
+ *  with a hop-by-hop option.
+ * -ENODATA: IP+ICMPv6 header with hop-by-hop option validation succeeded
+ *  but it is not an MLD packet.
  * -ENOMEM: A memory allocation failure happened.
  *
  * Caller needs to set the skb network header and free any returned skb if it