diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
index eaa8616a88b2..8340e5a3dc31 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_main.c
@@ -3886,7 +3886,13 @@ void wma_process_pdev_hw_mode_trans_ind(void *handle,
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 	tp_wma_handle wma = (tp_wma_handle) handle;
-
+	if (fixed_param->num_vdev_mac_entries > MAX_VDEV_SUPPORTED) {
+		WMA_LOGE("Number of Vdev mac entries %d exceeded"
+			 " max vdev supported %d",
+			 fixed_param->num_vdev_mac_entries,
+			 MAX_VDEV_SUPPORTED);
+		return;
+	}
 	hw_mode_trans_ind->old_hw_mode_index = fixed_param->old_hw_mode_index;
 	hw_mode_trans_ind->new_hw_mode_index = fixed_param->new_hw_mode_index;
 	hw_mode_trans_ind->num_vdev_mac_entries =