diff --git a/components/mdns/mdns_receive.c b/components/mdns/mdns_receive.c
index 793fd586f..ad4d600fc 100644
--- a/components/mdns/mdns_receive.c
+++ b/components/mdns/mdns_receive.c
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ static void mdns_parse_packet(mdns_rx_packet_t *packet)
 #endif // CONFIG_MDNS_SKIP_SUPPRESSING_OWN_QUERIES
 
     // Check for the minimum size of mdns packet
-    if (len <=  MDNS_HEAD_ADDITIONAL_OFFSET) {
+    if (len < MDNS_HEAD_LEN) {
         return;
     }