diff --git a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
index 60aafb4a8adff56c8fa3fd54d664fd76e2ee7177..c976dd7e9758f5e4fbf9f0cfe38c0e68002154c1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/cipso_ipv4.c
@@ -732,11 +732,12 @@ static int cipso_v4_map_lvl_hton(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 		*net_lvl = host_lvl;
 		return 0;
 	case CIPSO_V4_MAP_STD:
-		if (host_lvl < doi_def->map.std->lvl.local_size) {
+		if (host_lvl < doi_def->map.std->lvl.local_size &&
+		    doi_def->map.std->lvl.local[host_lvl] < CIPSO_V4_INV_LVL) {
 			*net_lvl = doi_def->map.std->lvl.local[host_lvl];
 			return 0;
 		}
-		break;
+		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
 	return -EINVAL;
@@ -771,7 +772,7 @@ static int cipso_v4_map_lvl_ntoh(const struct cipso_v4_doi *doi_def,
 			*host_lvl = doi_def->map.std->lvl.cipso[net_lvl];
 			return 0;
 		}
-		break;
+		return -EPERM;
 	}
 
 	return -EINVAL;