diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 073fb681e55..6f0a48361c9 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -985,10 +985,14 @@ static struct ip_udp_hdr *__net_defragment(struct ip_udp_hdr *ip, int *lenp)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * There is some overlap: fix the hole list. This code doesn't
-	 * deal with a fragment that overlaps with two different holes
-	 * (thus being a superset of a previously-received fragment).
+	 * There is some overlap: fix the hole list. This code deals
+	 * with a fragment that overlaps with two different holes
+	 * (thus being a superset of a previously-received fragment)
+	 * by only using the part of the fragment that fits in the
+	 * first hole.
 	 */
+	if (h->last_byte < start + len)
+		len = h->last_byte - start;
 
 	if ((h >= thisfrag) && (h->last_byte <= start + len)) {
 		/* complete overlap with hole: remove hole */