diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
index b7357f1508d4..baddba974f5f 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_hostapd.c
@@ -6688,7 +6688,7 @@ static void wlan_hdd_add_hostapd_conf_vsie(hdd_adapter_t *pHostapdAdapter,
 		elem_id = ptr[0];
 		elem_len = ptr[1];
 		left -= 2;
-		if (elem_len > left) {
+		if (elem_len > left || elem_len < WPS_OUI_TYPE_SIZE) {
 			hdd_err("**Invalid IEs eid: %d elem_len: %d left: %d**",
 				elem_id, elem_len, left);
 			return;