diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ocb.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ocb.c
index bf69aee8c782..b0bbf765f23c 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ocb.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_ocb.c
@@ -1655,6 +1655,12 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_dcc_get_stats(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	request_array = nla_data(
 		tb[QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_DCC_GET_STATS_REQUEST_ARRAY]);
 
+	/* Check channel count. Per 11p spec, max 2 channels allowed */
+	if (!channel_count || channel_count > CFG_TGT_NUM_OCB_CHANNELS) {
+		hdd_err("Invalid channel_count %d", channel_count);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	request = osif_request_alloc(&params);
 	if (!request) {
 		hdd_err("Request allocation failure");