diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
index c0ee7e6959ed..7324139d51c8 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpci_maxim_core.c
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@ static void process_rx(struct max_tcpci_chip *chip, u16 status)
 	rx_buf_ptr = rx_buf + TCPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_RX_BYTE_BUF_OFFSET;
 	msg.header = cpu_to_le16(*(u16 *)rx_buf_ptr);
 	rx_buf_ptr = rx_buf_ptr + sizeof(msg.header);
+
+	if (count < TCPC_RECEIVE_BUFFER_RX_BYTE_BUF_OFFSET + sizeof(msg.header) +
+		    pd_header_cnt_le(msg.header) * sizeof(msg.payload[0])) {
+		max_tcpci_write16(chip, TCPC_ALERT, TCPC_ALERT_RX_STATUS);
+		dev_err(chip->dev, "Invalid TCPC_RX_BYTE_CNT %d for header cnt %d\n",
+			count, pd_header_cnt_le(msg.header));
+		return;
+	}
+
 	for (payload_index = 0; payload_index < pd_header_cnt_le(msg.header); payload_index++,
 	     rx_buf_ptr += sizeof(msg.payload[0]))
 		msg.payload[payload_index] = cpu_to_le32(*(u32 *)rx_buf_ptr);