diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
index d2e062eaf561..510e61e97dbc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_hst.c
@@ -339,6 +339,8 @@ void ath9k_htc_txcompletion_cb(struct htc_target *htc_handle,
 
 	if (skb) {
 		htc_hdr = (struct htc_frame_hdr *) skb->data;
+		if (htc_hdr->endpoint_id >= ARRAY_SIZE(htc_handle->endpoint))
+			goto ret;
 		endpoint = &htc_handle->endpoint[htc_hdr->endpoint_id];
 		skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct htc_frame_hdr));