diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
index 1576104e3d95..9bf8898743ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sdio.c
@@ -1029,7 +1029,10 @@ static int mwifiex_decode_rx_packet(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
 				    struct sk_buff *skb, u32 upld_typ)
 {
 	u8 *cmd_buf;
+	__le16 *curr_ptr = (__le16 *)skb->data;
+	u16 pkt_len = le16_to_cpu(*curr_ptr);
 
+	skb_trim(skb, pkt_len);
 	skb_pull(skb, INTF_HEADER_LEN);
 
 	switch (upld_typ) {