diff --git a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
index beb0e573266d0..54c0830039470 100644
--- a/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
+++ b/net/netlabel/netlabel_kapi.c
@@ -885,6 +885,8 @@ int netlbl_bitmap_walk(const unsigned char *bitmap, u32 bitmap_len,
 	unsigned char bitmask;
 	unsigned char byte;
 
+	if (offset >= bitmap_len)
+		return -1;
 	byte_offset = offset / 8;
 	byte = bitmap[byte_offset];
 	bit_spot = offset;