diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
index 348005e71891..1015a51f750a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/isert/ib_isert.c
@@ -1383,6 +1383,12 @@ isert_login_recv_done(struct ib_cq *cq, struct ib_wc *wc)
 	ib_dma_sync_single_for_cpu(ib_dev, isert_conn->login_desc->dma_addr,
 			ISER_RX_SIZE, DMA_FROM_DEVICE);
 
+	if (unlikely(wc->byte_len < ISER_HEADERS_LEN)) {
+		isert_dbg("login request length %u is too short\n",
+			  wc->byte_len);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	isert_conn->login_req_len = wc->byte_len - ISER_HEADERS_LEN;
 
 	if (isert_conn->conn) {