diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 836a2808c0c7..eb2659a12310 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int list_devices(struct dm_ioctl *param, size_t param_size)
 	 * Grab our output buffer.
 	 */
 	nl = get_result_buffer(param, param_size, &len);
-	if (len < needed) {
+	if (len < needed || len < sizeof(nl->dev)) {
 		param->flags |= DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG;
 		goto out;
 	}