diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
index 268f294528e6..9f21a2226dbd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -604,6 +604,8 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
 	privacy = pnetwork->network.privacy;
 
 	if (check_fwstate(pmlmepriv, WIFI_UNDER_WPS)) {
+		if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_)
+			return false;
 		if (rtw_get_wps_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, pnetwork->network.ie_length - _FIXED_IE_LENGTH_, NULL, &wps_ielen))
 			return true;
 		else
@@ -617,11 +619,15 @@ static bool rtw_is_desired_network(struct adapter *adapter, struct wlan_network
 			bselected = false;
 
 		if (psecuritypriv->ndisauthtype == Ndis802_11AuthModeWPA2PSK) {
-			p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
-			if (p && ie_len > 0)
-				bselected = true;
-			else
+			if (pnetwork->network.ie_length < _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_) {
 				bselected = false;
+			} else {
+				p = rtw_get_ie(pnetwork->network.ies + _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_, WLAN_EID_RSN, &ie_len, (pnetwork->network.ie_length - _BEACON_IE_OFFSET_));
+				if (p && ie_len > 0)
+					bselected = true;
+				else
+					bselected = false;
+			}
 		}
 	}