diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
index 7e65a03be0b7..2b0c5038ae04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/wmi.c
@@ -874,6 +874,14 @@ static int ath6kl_wmi_connect_event_rx(struct wmi *wmi, u8 *datap, int len,
 
 	ev = (struct wmi_connect_event *) datap;
 
+	if (len < sizeof(*ev) + ev->beacon_ie_len +
+	    ev->assoc_req_len + ev->assoc_resp_len) {
+		ath6kl_dbg(ATH6KL_DBG_WMI,
+			   "connect event: IE lengths %u+%u+%u exceed buffer %d\n",
+			   ev->beacon_ie_len, ev->assoc_req_len,
+			   ev->assoc_resp_len, len);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (vif->nw_type == AP_NETWORK) {
 		/* AP mode start/STA connected event */
 		struct net_device *dev = vif->ndev;