diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 51ce767eaf88..ccfe40313109 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -3649,7 +3649,7 @@ static int hwsim_cloned_frame_received_nl(struct sk_buff *skb_2,
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto err;
 
-	if (frame_data_len > IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN)
+	if (frame_data_len == 0 || frame_data_len > IEEE80211_MAX_DATA_LEN)
 		goto err;
 
 	/* Copy the data */