diff --git a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
index 525bbc5..6a3c751 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tokenring/ibmtr.c
@@ -1143,9 +1143,16 @@
                 } else {
 			char **prphase = printphase;
 			char **prerror = printerror;
+			int pnr = err / 16 - 1;
+			int enr = err % 16 - 1;
 			DPRINTK("TR Adapter misc open failure, error code = ");
-			printk("0x%x, Phase: %s, Error: %s\n",
-				err, prphase[err/16 -1], prerror[err%16 -1]);
+			if (pnr < 0 || pnr >= ARRAY_SIZE(printphase) ||
+					enr < 0 ||
+					enr >= ARRAY_SIZE(printerror))
+				printk("0x%x, invalid Phase/Error.", err);
+			else
+				printk("0x%x, Phase: %s, Error: %s\n", err,
+						prphase[pnr], prerror[enr]);
 			printk(" retrying after %ds delay...\n",
 					TR_RETRY_INTERVAL/HZ);
                 }