diff --git a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
index 199799b319c2..4463c1ae96bd 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/typec/ucsi/ucsi_ccg.c
@@ -1243,6 +1243,11 @@ static int do_flash(struct ucsi_ccg *uc, enum enum_flash_mode mode)
 	 *****************************************************************/
 
 	p = strnchr(fw->data, fw->size, ':');
+	if (!p) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Bad FW format: no ':' record header found\n");
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto release_mem;
+	}
 	while (p < eof) {
 		s = strnchr(p + 1, eof - p - 1, ':');