diff --git a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
index 6317e8505aaa..09d4ab0e63b1 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/virtual_ncidev.c
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ static ssize_t virtual_ncidev_write(struct file *file,
 		kfree_skb(skb);
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
+	if (strnlen(skb->data, count) != count) {
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	nci_recv_frame(ndev, skb);
 	return count;