diff --git a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
index db823177e636..2288159f5b1b 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/af_qrtr.c
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 	if (cb->dst_port == QRTR_PORT_CTRL_LEGACY)
 		cb->dst_port = QRTR_PORT_CTRL;
 
-	if (!size || len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen)
+	if (!size || size > len || len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen)
 		goto err;
 
 	if ((cb->type == QRTR_TYPE_NEW_SERVER ||