diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
index 994a0a1efb58..56624387e253 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/ntf.c
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@ void nci_ntf_packet(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		 nci_opcode_oid(ntf_opcode),
 		 nci_plen(skb->data));
 
+	if (!nci_plen(skb->data))
+		goto end;
+
 	/* strip the nci control header */
 	skb_pull(skb, NCI_CTRL_HDR_SIZE);