--- b4a853ea0ed9fa81e32b41c123a683e9a3afb32b
+++ 1b08cae9c65ba21fb1a28c255b810e868acc044a
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ int dccp_parse_options(struct sock *sk,
 		case DCCPO_CHANGE_L ... DCCPO_CONFIRM_R:
 			if (pkt_type == DCCP_PKT_DATA)      /* RFC 4340, 6 */
 				break;
-			if (len == 0)
-				goto out_invalid_option;
 			rc = dccp_feat_parse_options(sk, dreq, mandatory, opt,
 						    *value, value + 1, len - 1);
 			if (rc)