diff --git a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
index 48d7f51ff94f..a47582c14be6 100644
--- a/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
+++ b/core/wma/src/wma_utils.c
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ int wma_stats_ext_event_handler(void *handle, uint8_t *event_buf,
 	alloc_len += stats_ext_info->data_len;
 
 	if (stats_ext_info->data_len > (WMI_SVC_MSG_MAX_SIZE -
-	    sizeof(*stats_ext_info)) || stats_ext_info->data_len >
-	    param_buf->num_data) {
+	    WMI_TLV_HDR_SIZE - sizeof(*stats_ext_info)) ||
+	    stats_ext_info->data_len > param_buf->num_data) {
 		WMA_LOGE("Excess data_len:%d, num_data:%d",
 			stats_ext_info->data_len, param_buf->num_data);
 		return -EINVAL;