diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index fc5725f6daee..c44a857a0731 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -3812,12 +3812,13 @@ static int hwsim_cloned_frame_received_nl(struct sk_buff *skb_2,
 	frame_data_len = nla_len(info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_FRAME]);
 	frame_data = (void *)nla_data(info->attrs[HWSIM_ATTR_FRAME]);
 
+	if (frame_data_len == 0 || frame_data_len > IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN)
+		goto err;
+
 	/* Allocate new skb here */
 	skb = alloc_skb(frame_data_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (skb == NULL)
-		goto err;
 
-	if (frame_data_len > IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN)
+	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
 	/* Copy the data */