diff --git a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
index 6826558483f9..56cffbfa000b 100644
--- a/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
+++ b/net/qrtr/qrtr.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ int qrtr_endpoint_post(struct qrtr_endpoint *ep, const void *data, size_t len)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	if (len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen)
+	if (!size || len != ALIGN(size, 4) + hdrlen)
 		goto err;
 
 	if (cb->dst_port != QRTR_PORT_CTRL && cb->type != QRTR_TYPE_DATA &&