diff --git a/include/net/sctp/ulpevent.h b/include/net/sctp/ulpevent.h
index 1060494ac230..b8c86ec1a8f5 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/ulpevent.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/ulpevent.h
@@ -153,8 +153,12 @@ __u16 sctp_ulpevent_get_notification_type(const struct sctp_ulpevent *event);
 static inline int sctp_ulpevent_type_enabled(__u16 sn_type,
 					     struct sctp_event_subscribe *mask)
 {
+	int offset = sn_type - SCTP_SN_TYPE_BASE;
 	char *amask = (char *) mask;
-	return amask[sn_type - SCTP_SN_TYPE_BASE];
+
+	if (offset >= sizeof(struct sctp_event_subscribe))
+		return 0;
+	return amask[offset];
 }
 
 /* Given an event subscription, is this event enabled? */