diff --git a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
index a2756186e13a..d9035546375e 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/espintcp.c
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ static int espintcp_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t size)
 			err = -ENOBUFS;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
+	if (emsg->len) {
+		err = -ENOBUFS;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
 
 	sk_msg_init(&emsg->skmsg);
 	while (1) {