diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
index 77fe306690c4..71e37abb6bcb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/arc_uart.c
@@ -596,6 +596,11 @@ static int arc_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (dev_id < 0)
 		dev_id = 0;
 
+	if (dev_id >= ARRAY_SIZE(arc_uart_ports)) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "serial%d out of range\n", dev_id);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	uart = &arc_uart_ports[dev_id];
 	port = &uart->port;