diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
index a4de538722b5..c614c0b4c792 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c
@@ -666,6 +666,9 @@ int WMM_param_handler(struct adapter *padapter, struct ndis_80211_var_ie *pIE)
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	if (pIE->length != WLAN_WMM_LEN)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!memcmp(&(pmlmeinfo->WMM_param), (pIE->data + 6), sizeof(struct WMM_para_element)))
 		return false;