diff --git a/src/util/util.go b/src/util/util.go
index a7a54562..c20421d5 100644
--- a/src/util/util.go
+++ b/src/util/util.go
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ func GetFlowKey(bs []byte) uint64 {
 	// Get the IP protocol version from the packet
 	switch bs[0] & 0xf0 {
 	case 0x40: // IPv4 packet
-		// Check the packet meets minimum UDP packet length
-		if len(bs) >= 24 {
-			// Is the protocol TCP, UDP or SCTP?
-			if bs[9] == 0x06 || bs[9] == 0x11 || bs[9] == 0x84 {
-				ihl := bs[0] & 0x0f * 4 // Header length
+		ihl := (bs[0] & 0x0f) * 4 // whole IPv4 header length (min 20)
+		// 8 is minimum UDP packet length
+		if ihl >= 20 && len(bs)-int(ihl) >= 8 {
+			switch bs[9] /* protocol */ {
+			case 0x06 /* TCP */, 0x11 /* UDP */, 0x84 /* SCTP */ :
 				flowkey = uint64(bs[9])<<32 /* proto */ |
 					uint64(bs[ihl+0])<<24 | uint64(bs[ihl+1])<<16 /* sport */ |
 					uint64(bs[ihl+2])<<8 | uint64(bs[ihl+3]) /* dport */
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ func GetFlowKey(bs []byte) uint64 {
 		// If the flowlabel isn't present, make protokey from proto | sport | dport
 		// if the packet meets minimum UDP packet length
 		if flowkey == 0 && len(bs) >= 48 {
-			// Is the protocol TCP, UDP or SCTP?
-			if bs[6] == 0x06 || bs[6] == 0x11 || bs[6] == 0x84 {
+			switch bs[9] /* protocol */ {
+			case 0x06 /* TCP */, 0x11 /* UDP */, 0x84 /* SCTP */ :
 				flowkey = uint64(bs[6])<<32 /* proto */ |
 					uint64(bs[40])<<24 | uint64(bs[41])<<16 /* sport */ |
 					uint64(bs[42])<<8 | uint64(bs[43]) /* dport */