diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
index 6ae43319ece68..9a51fa3003a8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -1224,6 +1224,11 @@ int rndis_set_subchannel(struct net_device *ndev,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
+	/* Check that number of allocated sub channel is within the expected range */
+	if (init_packet->msg.v5_msg.subchn_comp.num_subchannels > nvdev->num_chn - 1) {
+		netdev_err(ndev, "invalid number of allocated sub channel\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	nvdev->num_chn = 1 +
 		init_packet->msg.v5_msg.subchn_comp.num_subchannels;