diff --git a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDisassocFrame.c b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDisassocFrame.c
index 88ca7f8..a5d3465 100644
--- a/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDisassocFrame.c
+++ b/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDisassocFrame.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2017, 2019 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -80,12 +80,16 @@
     tpSirMacMgmtHdr    pHdr;
     tpDphHashNode      pStaDs;
     tLimMlmDisassocInd mlmDisassocInd;
-#ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11W
-    tANI_U32            frameLen;
-#endif
+    tANI_U32            frame_len;
 
     pHdr = WDA_GET_RX_MAC_HEADER(pRxPacketInfo);
     pBody = WDA_GET_RX_MPDU_DATA(pRxPacketInfo);
+    frame_len = WDA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(pRxPacketInfo);
+
+    if (frame_len < 2) {
+        limLog(pMac, LOGE, FL("frame len less than 2"));
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (limIsGroupAddr(pHdr->sa))
     {
@@ -124,10 +128,9 @@
         PELOGE(limLog(pMac, LOG1, FL("received an unprotected disassoc from AP"));)
         // If the frame received is unprotected, forward it to the supplicant to initiate
         // an SA query
-        frameLen = WDA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(pRxPacketInfo);
         //send the unprotected frame indication to SME
         limSendSmeUnprotectedMgmtFrameInd( pMac, pHdr->fc.subType,
-                                           (tANI_U8*)pHdr, (frameLen + sizeof(tSirMacMgmtHdr)),
+                                           (tANI_U8*)pHdr, (frame_len + sizeof(tSirMacMgmtHdr)),
                                            psessionEntry->smeSessionId, psessionEntry);
         return;
     }