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diff --git a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/packet/IPv4.java b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/packet/IPv4.java
index c7b97e9d48..44318aab8c 100644
--- a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/packet/IPv4.java
+++ b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/packet/IPv4.java
@@ -542,10 +542,12 @@ public class IPv4 extends Packet {
          * Deriving the Total Length here
          */
         int payloadLength = 0;
-        try {
-            payloadLength = payload.serialize().length;
-        } catch (PacketException e) {
-            logger.error("", e);
+        if (payload != null) {
+            try {
+                payloadLength = payload.serialize().length;
+            } catch (PacketException e) {
+                logger.error("", e);
+            }
         }
 
         this.setTotalLength((short) (this.getHeaderLen() + payloadLength));