diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
index 3c555946cb2cc..5b16e330014ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_rx.c
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ int mwifiex_process_rx_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 	rx_pkt_len = le16_to_cpu(local_rx_pd->rx_pkt_length);
 	rx_pkt_hdr = (void *)local_rx_pd + rx_pkt_off;
 
-	if (sizeof(*rx_pkt_hdr) + rx_pkt_off > skb->len) {
+	if (sizeof(rx_pkt_hdr->eth803_hdr) + sizeof(rfc1042_header) +
+	    rx_pkt_off > skb->len) {
 		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
 			    "wrong rx packet offset: len=%d, rx_pkt_off=%d\n",
 			    skb->len, rx_pkt_off);
@@ -107,12 +108,13 @@ int mwifiex_process_rx_packet(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,
-		     sizeof(bridge_tunnel_header))) ||
-	    (!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, rfc1042_header,
-		     sizeof(rfc1042_header)) &&
-	     ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_AARP &&
-	     ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_IPX)) {
+	if (sizeof(*rx_pkt_hdr) + rx_pkt_off <= skb->len &&
+	    ((!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, bridge_tunnel_header,
+		      sizeof(bridge_tunnel_header))) ||
+	     (!memcmp(&rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr, rfc1042_header,
+		      sizeof(rfc1042_header)) &&
+	      ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_AARP &&
+	      ntohs(rx_pkt_hdr->rfc1042_hdr.snap_type) != ETH_P_IPX))) {
 		/*
 		 *  Replace the 803 header and rfc1042 header (llc/snap) with an
 		 *    EthernetII header, keep the src/dst and snap_type