diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/apple-properties.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/apple-properties.c
index 2e525e17fba7..f401a04edf4c 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/apple-properties.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/apple-properties.c
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ static int __init map_properties(void)
 		}
 
 		properties = (struct properties_header *)data->data;
-		if (properties->version != 1) {
+		if (data_len < sizeof(*properties)) {
+			pr_err("truncated properties header\n");
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+		} else if (properties->version != 1) {
 			pr_err("unsupported version:\n");
 			print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, pr_fmt(), DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET,
 			       16, 1, properties, data_len, true);