diff --git a/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_netdev.c b/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_netdev.c
index fc0a7cb181df..8f32c2d26931 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wwan/t7xx/t7xx_netdev.c
@@ -420,6 +420,10 @@ static void t7xx_ccmni_recv_skb(struct t7xx_ccmni_ctrl *ccmni_ctlb, struct sk_bu
 
 	skb_cb = T7XX_SKB_CB(skb);
 	netif_id = skb_cb->netif_idx;
+	if (netif_id >= NIC_DEV_MAX) {
+		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		return;
+	}
 	ccmni = READ_ONCE(ccmni_ctlb->ccmni_inst[netif_id]);
 	if (!ccmni) {
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);