diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index ec8b0ed427b0..2a67e2fa60e2 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -4001,7 +4001,7 @@ uint8_t *wlan_hdd_get_vendor_oui_ie_ptr(uint8_t *oui, uint8_t oui_size,
 				eid, elem_len, left);
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		if (elem_id == eid) {
+		if ((elem_id == eid) && (elem_len >= oui_size)) {
 			if (memcmp(&ptr[2], oui, oui_size) == 0)
 				return ptr;
 		}