diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_data.c b/core/wma/src/wma_data.c
index 4c3811562928..c9a81a0669c2 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_data.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_data.c
@@ -2100,8 +2100,9 @@ int wma_ibss_peer_info_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *data,
 	}
 
 	/*sanity check */
-	if ((num_peers > 32) || (num_peers > param_tlvs->num_peer_info) ||
-	    (!peer_info)) {
+	if (!(num_peers) || (num_peers > 32) ||
+	     (num_peers > param_tlvs->num_peer_info) ||
+	     (!peer_info)) {
 		WMA_LOGE("%s: Invalid event data from target num_peers %d peer_info %pK",
 			__func__, num_peers, peer_info);
 		status = 1;