diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
index 2b7ebbd7b5b4..1becd50038ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c
@@ -1228,6 +1228,10 @@ static int brcmf_pcie_init_ringbuffers(struct brcmf_pciedev_info *devinfo)
 				BRCMF_NROF_H2D_COMMON_MSGRINGS;
 		max_completionrings = BRCMF_NROF_D2H_COMMON_MSGRINGS;
 	}
+	if (max_flowrings > 256) {
+		brcmf_err(bus, "invalid max_flowrings(%d)\n", max_flowrings);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 
 	if (devinfo->dma_idx_sz != 0) {
 		bufsz = (max_submissionrings + max_completionrings) *