diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
index ec9df6f9cd47..5e109a31f62b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ get_matching_model_microcode(int cpu, unsigned long start,
 	unsigned int mc_saved_count = mc_saved_data->mc_saved_count;
 	int i;
 
-	while (leftover) {
+	while (leftover && mc_saved_count < ARRAY_SIZE(mc_saved_tmp)) {
 		mc_header = (struct microcode_header_intel *)ucode_ptr;
 
 		mc_size = get_totalsize(mc_header);