diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
index 74c92f9801ff..da2c59a17db5 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/property.c
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@ struct tb_property_dir_entry {
 };
 
 #define TB_PROPERTY_ROOTDIR_MAGIC	0x55584401
+#define TB_PROPERTY_MAX_DEPTH		8
 
 static struct tb_property_dir *__tb_property_parse_dir(const u32 *block,
 	size_t block_len, unsigned int dir_offset, size_t dir_len,
-	bool is_root);
+	bool is_root, unsigned int depth);
 
 static inline void parse_dwdata(void *dst, const void *src, size_t dwords)
 {
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ tb_property_alloc(const char *key, enum tb_property_type type)
 }
 
 static struct tb_property *tb_property_parse(const u32 *block, size_t block_len,
-					const struct tb_property_entry *entry)
+					const struct tb_property_entry *entry,
+					unsigned int depth)
 {
 	char key[TB_PROPERTY_KEY_SIZE + 1];
 	struct tb_property *property;
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ static struct tb_property *tb_property_parse(const u32 *block, size_t block_len,
 	switch (property->type) {
 	case TB_PROPERTY_TYPE_DIRECTORY:
 		dir = __tb_property_parse_dir(block, block_len, entry->value,
-					      entry->length, false);
+					      entry->length, false, depth + 1);
 		if (!dir) {
 			kfree(property);
 			return NULL;
@@ -163,13 +165,17 @@ static struct tb_property *tb_property_parse(const u32 *block, size_t block_len,
 }
 
 static struct tb_property_dir *__tb_property_parse_dir(const u32 *block,
-	size_t block_len, unsigned int dir_offset, size_t dir_len, bool is_root)
+	size_t block_len, unsigned int dir_offset, size_t dir_len, bool is_root,
+	unsigned int depth)
 {
 	const struct tb_property_entry *entries;
 	size_t i, content_len, nentries;
 	unsigned int content_offset;
 	struct tb_property_dir *dir;
 
+	if (depth > TB_PROPERTY_MAX_DEPTH)
+		return NULL;
+
 	dir = kzalloc_obj(*dir);
 	if (!dir)
 		return NULL;
@@ -200,7 +206,7 @@ static struct tb_property_dir *__tb_property_parse_dir(const u32 *block,
 	for (i = 0; i < nentries; i++) {
 		struct tb_property *property;
 
-		property = tb_property_parse(block, block_len, &entries[i]);
+		property = tb_property_parse(block, block_len, &entries[i], depth);
 		if (!property) {
 			tb_property_free_dir(dir);
 			return NULL;
@@ -239,7 +245,7 @@ struct tb_property_dir *tb_property_parse_dir(const u32 *block,
 		return NULL;
 
 	return __tb_property_parse_dir(block, block_len, 0, rootdir->length,
-				       true);
+				       true, 0);
 }
 
 /**