diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index 4311df982c607..eaf720679ba31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -969,7 +969,12 @@ int wmi_set_ie(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u8 type, u16 ie_len, const void *ie)
 {
 	int rc;
 	u16 len = sizeof(struct wmi_set_appie_cmd) + ie_len;
-	struct wmi_set_appie_cmd *cmd = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct wmi_set_appie_cmd *cmd;
+
+	if (len < ie_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cmd = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
 
 	if (!cmd)
 		return -ENOMEM;