diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
index f6855efc05c0..0383d5c9698b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/rx.c
@@ -918,7 +918,9 @@ static void carl9170_rx_stream(struct ar9170 *ar, void *buf, unsigned int len)
 				}
 			}
 
-			skb_put_data(ar->rx_failover, tbuf, tlen);
+			skb_put_data(ar->rx_failover, tbuf,
+				     min_t(unsigned int, tlen,
+					   ar->rx_failover_missing));
 			ar->rx_failover_missing -= tlen;
 
 			if (ar->rx_failover_missing <= 0) {