diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index 85a91ab8522d..c97ad02d08a5 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -675,6 +675,7 @@ static int __hdd_hostapd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	struct hdd_adapter *adapter;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx;
 	int ret = 0;
+	struct qdf_mac_addr mac_addr;
 
 	ENTER_DEV(dev);
 
@@ -684,6 +685,23 @@ static int __hdd_hostapd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (0 != ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	qdf_mem_copy(&mac_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, sizeof(mac_addr));
+
+	if (qdf_is_macaddr_zero(&mac_addr)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is all zero");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (qdf_is_macaddr_broadcast(&mac_addr)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is Broadcast");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ETHER_IS_MULTICAST(psta_mac_addr->sa_data)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is Multicast");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
 	EXIT();
 	return 0;
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index d0daf0ede9c5..9cc4f60692af 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -3162,6 +3162,7 @@ static int __hdd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	struct sockaddr *psta_mac_addr = addr;
 	QDF_STATUS qdf_ret_status = QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	int ret;
+	struct qdf_mac_addr mac_addr;
 
 	ENTER_DEV(dev);
 
@@ -3170,6 +3171,23 @@ static int __hdd_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev, void *addr)
 	if (0 != ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	qdf_mem_copy(&mac_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, sizeof(mac_addr));
+
+	if (qdf_is_macaddr_zero(&mac_addr)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is all zero");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (qdf_is_macaddr_broadcast(&mac_addr)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is Broadcast");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	if (ETHER_IS_MULTICAST(psta_mac_addr->sa_data)) {
+		hdd_err("MAC is Multicast");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	memcpy(&adapter->mac_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
 	memcpy(dev->dev_addr, psta_mac_addr->sa_data, ETH_ALEN);