diff --git a/dsp/q6afe.c b/dsp/q6afe.c
index a08843a74d31..5954c67019ba 100644
--- a/dsp/q6afe.c
+++ b/dsp/q6afe.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /* Copyright (c) 2012-2021, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
@@ -1249,6 +1249,9 @@ static int32_t afe_callback(struct apr_client_data *data, void *priv)
 				    sizeof(struct afe_port_mod_evt_rsp_hdr));
 				uint32_t *dc_presence_flag = num_channels + 1;
 
+				if (*num_channels < 1 || *num_channels > 4)
+					return -EINVAL;
+
 				for (i = 0; i < *num_channels; i++) {
 					if (dc_presence_flag[i] == 1)
 						dc_detected = true;