diff --git a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
index 413a47ca43e9..69128000bc31 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/exthdrs.c
@@ -134,18 +134,23 @@ static bool ip6_parse_tlv(const struct tlvtype_proc *procs,
 	len -= 2;
 
 	while (len > 0) {
-		int optlen = nh[off + 1] + 2;
-		int i;
+		int optlen, i;
 
-		switch (nh[off]) {
-		case IPV6_TLV_PAD1:
-			optlen = 1;
+		if (nh[off] == IPV6_TLV_PAD1) {
 			padlen++;
 			if (padlen > 7)
 				goto bad;
-			break;
+			off++;
+			len--;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if (len < 2)
+			goto bad;
+		optlen = nh[off + 1] + 2;
+		if (optlen > len)
+			goto bad;
 
-		case IPV6_TLV_PADN:
+		if (nh[off] == IPV6_TLV_PADN) {
 			/* RFC 2460 states that the purpose of PadN is
 			 * to align the containing header to multiples
 			 * of 8. 7 is therefore the highest valid value.
@@ -162,12 +167,7 @@ static bool ip6_parse_tlv(const struct tlvtype_proc *procs,
 				if (nh[off + i] != 0)
 					goto bad;
 			}
-			break;
-
-		default: /* Other TLV code so scan list */
-			if (optlen > len)
-				goto bad;
-
+		} else {
 			tlv_count++;
 			if (tlv_count > max_count)
 				goto bad;
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ static bool ip6_parse_tlv(const struct tlvtype_proc *procs,
 				return false;
 
 			padlen = 0;
-			break;
 		}
 		off += optlen;
 		len -= optlen;