diff --git a/src/packet/packet_parse.cpp b/src/packet/packet_parse.cpp
index 88fc6a5..d334ebf 100644
--- a/src/packet/packet_parse.cpp
+++ b/src/packet/packet_parse.cpp
@@ -498,7 +498,15 @@ static inline const char *parse_ipv4(struct packet *pkt, const char *data, uint1
     {
         return data;
     }
+
     const struct ip *hdr = (const struct ip *)data;
+    uint8_t version = ip4_hdr_get_version(hdr);
+    if (unlikely(version != 4))
+    {
+        PACKET_PARSE_LOG_ERROR("packet %p ipv4 version %d != 4", pkt, version);
+        return data;
+    }
+
     uint16_t hdr_len = ip4_hdr_get_hdr_len(hdr);
     if (unlikely(hdr_len > len))
     {
@@ -565,6 +573,13 @@ static inline const char *parse_ipv6(struct packet *pkt, const char *data, uint1
         return data;
     }
     const struct ip6_hdr *hdr = (const struct ip6_hdr *)data;
+    uint8_t version = ip6_hdr_get_version(hdr);
+    if (unlikely(version != 6))
+    {
+        PACKET_PARSE_LOG_ERROR("packet %p ipv6 version %d != 6", pkt, version);
+        return data;
+    }
+
     uint16_t pld_len = ip6_hdr_get_payload_len(hdr);
     if (unlikely(pld_len + sizeof(struct ip6_hdr) > len))
     {