diff --git a/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/utilsParser.c b/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/utilsParser.c
index 3292b5c..32f1992 100644
--- a/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/utilsParser.c
+++ b/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/utilsParser.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2015 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015, 2017 The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * Previously licensed under the ISC license by Qualcomm Atheros, Inc.
  *
@@ -691,6 +691,8 @@
     tANI_U8 i,j=0;
     if (dot11fIE->num_dscp_exceptions > 58)
         dot11fIE->num_dscp_exceptions = 58;
+    if (dot11fIE->num_dscp_exceptions < 16)
+        return;
     Qos->num_dscp_exceptions = (dot11fIE->num_dscp_exceptions - 16)/2;
     for (i=0;i<Qos->num_dscp_exceptions;i++)
     {