diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 992f9feaea92..a13c6f1712b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -229,6 +229,14 @@ static int mwifiex_process_country_ie(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 			    "11D: skip setting domain info in FW\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	if (country_ie_len >
+	    (IEEE80211_COUNTRY_STRING_LEN + MWIFIEX_MAX_TRIPLET_802_11D)) {
+		mwifiex_dbg(priv->adapter, ERROR,
+			    "11D: country_ie_len overflow!, deauth AP\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(priv->adapter->country_code, &country_ie[2], 2);
 
 	domain_info->country_code[0] = country_ie[2];
@@ -272,7 +280,8 @@ int mwifiex_bss_start(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	priv->scan_block = false;
 
 	if (bss) {
-		mwifiex_process_country_ie(priv, bss);
+		if (mwifiex_process_country_ie(priv, bss))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		/* Allocate and fill new bss descriptor */
 		bss_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor),