diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
index d6ce0c60bdc1..1688144d7847 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/cfg80211.c
@@ -961,19 +961,30 @@ static inline void wilc_wfi_cfg_parse_ch_attr(u8 *buf, u32 len, u8 sta_ch)
 	}
 
 	if (ch_list_idx) {
-		u16 attr_size;
-		struct wilc_ch_list_elem *e;
-		int i;
+		unsigned int i;
+		u16 elem_size;
 
 		ch_list = (struct wilc_attr_ch_list *)&buf[ch_list_idx];
-		attr_size = le16_to_cpu(ch_list->attr_len);
-		for (i = 0; i < attr_size;) {
+		/* the number of bytes following the final 'elem' member */
+		elem_size = le16_to_cpu(ch_list->attr_len) -
+			(sizeof(*ch_list) - sizeof(struct wilc_attr_entry));
+		for (i = 0; i < elem_size;) {
+			struct wilc_ch_list_elem *e;
+
 			e = (struct wilc_ch_list_elem *)(ch_list->elem + i);
+
+			i += sizeof(*e);
+			if (i > elem_size)
+				break;
+
+			i += e->no_of_channels;
+			if (i > elem_size)
+				break;
+
 			if (e->op_class == WILC_WLAN_OPERATING_CLASS_2_4GHZ) {
 				memset(e->ch_list, sta_ch, e->no_of_channels);
 				break;
 			}
-			i += e->no_of_channels;
 		}
 	}