diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
index ef0f3cf35cfd..bddf4571d50c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wmi.c
@@ -3876,6 +3876,12 @@ static int ath12k_wmi_ext_hal_reg_caps(struct ath12k_base *soc,
 			ath12k_warn(soc, "failed to extract reg cap %d\n", i);
 			return ret;
 		}
+
+		if (reg_cap.phy_id >= MAX_RADIOS) {
+			ath12k_warn(soc, "unexpected phy id %u\n", reg_cap.phy_id);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		soc->hal_reg_cap[reg_cap.phy_id] = reg_cap;
 	}
 	return 0;