diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
index 8ab26dec5f6e..0c49821d7b98 100644
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ static inline ssize_t vhci_get_user(struct vhci_data *data,
 	__u8 pkt_type, opcode;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (len < 2 || len > HCI_MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
+	if (len < 3 || len > HCI_MAX_FRAME_SIZE)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	skb = bt_skb_alloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);