diff --git a/drivers/fwctl/pds/main.c b/drivers/fwctl/pds/main.c
index 08872ee8422f..68fe254dd10a 100644
--- a/drivers/fwctl/pds/main.c
+++ b/drivers/fwctl/pds/main.c
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ static void *pdsfc_fw_rpc(struct fwctl_uctx *uctx, enum fwctl_rpc_scope scope,
 	void *out = NULL;
 	int err;
 
+	if (in_len < sizeof(*rpc))
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	err = pdsfc_validate_rpc(pdsfc, rpc, scope);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);