diff --git a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
index cce82f101f50bab3309b16a8e0b6898d452fe5f9..e4ea61944c22937a5a1e3309242467d0f7b4edc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/irda/irda-usb.c
@@ -1124,11 +1124,11 @@ static int stir421x_patch_device(struct irda_usb_cb *self)
                  * The actual image starts after the "STMP" keyword
                  * so forward to the firmware header tag
                  */
-                for (i = 0; (fw->data[i] != STIR421X_PATCH_END_OF_HDR_TAG) &&
-			     (i < fw->size); i++) ;
+                for (i = 0; i < fw->size && fw->data[i] !=
+			     STIR421X_PATCH_END_OF_HDR_TAG; i++) ;
                 /* here we check for the out of buffer case */
-                if ((STIR421X_PATCH_END_OF_HDR_TAG == fw->data[i]) &&
-                    (i < STIR421X_PATCH_CODE_OFFSET)) {
+                if (i < STIR421X_PATCH_CODE_OFFSET && i < fw->size &&
+				STIR421X_PATCH_END_OF_HDR_TAG == fw->data[i]) {
                         if (!memcmp(fw->data + i + 1, STIR421X_PATCH_STMP_TAG,
                                     sizeof(STIR421X_PATCH_STMP_TAG) - 1)) {