diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
index 64b0bd6..d8137ff 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limApi.c
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@
     vos_pkt_t      *pVosPkt;
     VOS_STATUS      vosStatus;
     v_U8_t         *pRxPacketInfo;
+    tANI_U16        frameLen;
 
     pVosPkt = (vos_pkt_t *)vosBuff;
     if (NULL == pVosPkt)
@@ -1419,6 +1420,12 @@
         return VOS_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
     }
 
+    frameLen = WDA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(pRxPacketInfo);
+    if (frameLen > WDA_MAX_MGMT_MPDU_LEN) {
+        PELOG1(limLog(pMac, LOG1, FL("Dropping frame of len %d"), frameLen));
+        vos_pkt_return_packet(pVosPkt);
+        return VOS_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
+    }
 
     //
     //  The MPDU header is now present at a certain "offset" in