diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
index b4885a700296e..b0a4ca3559fd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_eeprom.c
@@ -3351,7 +3351,8 @@ static int ar9300_eeprom_restore_internal(struct ath_hw *ah,
 			"Found block at %x: code=%d ref=%d length=%d major=%d minor=%d\n",
 			cptr, code, reference, length, major, minor);
 		if ((!AR_SREV_9485(ah) && length >= 1024) ||
-		    (AR_SREV_9485(ah) && length > EEPROM_DATA_LEN_9485)) {
+		    (AR_SREV_9485(ah) && length > EEPROM_DATA_LEN_9485) ||
+		    (length > cptr)) {
 			ath_dbg(common, EEPROM, "Skipping bad header\n");
 			cptr -= COMP_HDR_LEN;
 			continue;