diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/cmsg.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/cmsg.h
index a2ec60344236..7a5ccf0cc7c2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/cmsg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/cmsg.h
@@ -323,6 +323,11 @@ static inline void *nfp_flower_cmsg_get_data(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	return (unsigned char *)skb->data + NFP_FLOWER_CMSG_HLEN;
 }
 
+static inline int nfp_flower_cmsg_get_data_len(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->len - NFP_FLOWER_CMSG_HLEN;
+}
+
 struct sk_buff *
 nfp_flower_cmsg_mac_repr_start(struct nfp_app *app, unsigned int num_ports);
 void
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/metadata.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/metadata.c
index 3226ddc55f99..193520ef23f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/flower/metadata.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ nfp_flower_update_stats(struct nfp_app *app, struct nfp_fl_stats_frame *stats)
 
 void nfp_flower_rx_flow_stats(struct nfp_app *app, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	unsigned int msg_len = skb->len - NFP_FLOWER_CMSG_HLEN;
+	unsigned int msg_len = nfp_flower_cmsg_get_data_len(skb);
 	struct nfp_fl_stats_frame *stats_frame;
 	unsigned char *msg;
 	int i;