diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
index bb6c826e7b8a..856f26061f77 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_assoc.c
@@ -3221,7 +3221,9 @@ hdd_association_completion_handler(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 				(u8 *) (roam_info->pbFrames +
 					roam_info->nBeaconLength +
 					roam_info->nAssocReqLength);
-			if (assoc_rsp) {
+			if (assoc_rsp &&
+			    roam_info->nAssocRspLength >
+			    ASSOC_RSP_IES_OFFSET) {
 				/*
 				 * assoc_rsp needs to point to the IEs
 				 */
@@ -3240,7 +3242,9 @@ hdd_association_completion_handler(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 			assoc_req = (u8 *) (roam_info->pbFrames +
 					      roam_info->nBeaconLength);
 			if (assoc_req) {
-				if (!ft_carrier_on) {
+				if (!ft_carrier_on &&
+				    roam_info->nAssocReqLength >
+				    ASSOC_REQ_IES_OFFSET) {
 					/*
 					 * assoc_req needs to point to
 					 * the IEs
@@ -3596,7 +3600,9 @@ hdd_association_completion_handler(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 					assoc_req =
 						(u8 *)(roam_info->pbFrames +
 						       roam_info->nBeaconLength);
-					if (assoc_req) {
+					if (assoc_req &&
+					    roam_info->nAssocReqLength >
+					    ASSOC_REQ_IES_OFFSET) {
 						/*
 						 * assoc_req needs to point to
 						 * the IEs
@@ -3615,7 +3621,9 @@ hdd_association_completion_handler(struct hdd_adapter *adapter,
 						(u8 *)(roam_info->pbFrames +
 						      roam_info->nBeaconLength +
 						    roam_info->nAssocReqLength);
-					if (assoc_rsp) {
+					if (assoc_rsp &&
+					    roam_info->nAssocRspLength >
+					    ASSOC_RSP_IES_OFFSET) {
 						/*
 						 * assoc_rsp needs to point to the IEs
 						 */