diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
index d777b0db9e63..909ad7a0d480 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bcmsysport.c
@@ -638,6 +638,14 @@ static unsigned int bcm_sysport_desc_rx(struct bcm_sysport_priv *priv,
 			  p_index, priv->rx_c_index, priv->rx_read_ptr,
 			  len, status);
 
+		if (unlikely(len > RX_BUF_LENGTH)) {
+			netif_err(priv, rx_status, ndev, "oversized packet\n");
+			ndev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+			ndev->stats.rx_errors++;
+			dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+			goto next;
+		}
+
 		if (unlikely(!(status & DESC_EOP) || !(status & DESC_SOP))) {
 			netif_err(priv, rx_status, ndev, "fragmented packet!\n");
 			ndev->stats.rx_dropped++;