diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
index d3d9ea284816a..77d0732f451be 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_hif.c
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ void *wilc_parse_join_bss_param(struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 	rates_ie = cfg80211_find_ie(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES, ies->data, ies->len);
 	if (rates_ie) {
 		rates_len = rates_ie[1];
+		if (rates_len > WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED)
+			rates_len = WILC_MAX_RATES_SUPPORTED;
 		param->supp_rates[0] = rates_len;
 		memcpy(&param->supp_rates[1], rates_ie + 2, rates_len);
 	}