diff --git a/net/can/af_can.c b/net/can/af_can.c
index e48ccf7cf200..461fa7c04464 100644
--- a/net/can/af_can.c
+++ b/net/can/af_can.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ static int can_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || skb->len != CAN_MTU)) {
+	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) || skb->len != CAN_MTU)) {
 		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len);
 		goto free_skb;
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ static int canfd_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct canfd_frame *cfd = (struct canfd_frame *)skb->data;
 
-	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || skb->len != CANFD_MTU)) {
+	if (unlikely(dev->type != ARPHRD_CAN || !can_get_ml_priv(dev) || skb->len != CANFD_MTU)) {
 		pr_warn_once("PF_CAN: dropped non conform CAN FD skbuff: dev type %d, len %d\n",
 			     dev->type, skb->len);
 		goto free_skb;