diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index dd0c323..92c94fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(struct hif_device_usb *hif_dev,
 			hif_dev->remain_skb = nskb;
 			spin_unlock(&hif_dev->rx_lock);
 		} else {
+			if (pool_index == MAX_PKT_NUM_IN_TRANSFER) {
+				dev_err("ath9k_htc: over RX MAX_PKT_NUM\n");
+				goto err;
+			}
 			nskb = __dev_alloc_skb(pkt_len + 32, GFP_ATOMIC);
 			if (!nskb) {
 				dev_err(&hif_dev->udev->dev,