diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
index e4ea6f5cc78a..5e2a610df61c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/wmi.c
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ static void ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(void *priv, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (unlikely(wmi->stopped))
 		goto free_skb;
 
+	/* Validate the obtained SKB. */
+	if (unlikely(skb->len < sizeof(struct wmi_cmd_hdr)))
+		goto free_skb;
+
 	hdr = (struct wmi_cmd_hdr *) skb->data;
 	cmd_id = be16_to_cpu(hdr->command_id);