diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
index 510e61e97dbc..9dbfff7a388e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ void ath9k_htc_rx_msg(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
 	struct htc_endpoint *endpoint;
 	__be16 *msg_id;
 
-	if (!htc_handle || !skb)
+	if (!htc_handle || !skb || !pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct htc_frame_hdr)))
 		return;
 
 	htc_hdr = (struct htc_frame_hdr *) skb->data;