diff --git a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
index ce9497966ebe2eda3f046698bc2c3716a94e1eb6..a6b7c7d5c829694a2c253eaee55e4e006c948f40 100644
--- a/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
+++ b/net/ncsi/ncsi-rsp.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_svf(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 
 	cmd = (struct ncsi_cmd_svf_pkt *)skb_network_header(nr->cmd);
 	ncf = &nc->vlan_filter;
-	if (cmd->index > ncf->n_vids)
+	if (cmd->index == 0 || cmd->index > ncf->n_vids)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
 	/* Add or remove the VLAN filter. Remember HW indexes from 1 */
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ static int ncsi_rsp_handler_sma(struct ncsi_request *nr)
 	ncf = &nc->mac_filter;
 	bitmap = &ncf->bitmap;
 
-	if (cmd->index > ncf->n_uc + ncf->n_mc + ncf->n_mixed)
+	if (cmd->index == 0 ||
+	    cmd->index > ncf->n_uc + ncf->n_mc + ncf->n_mixed)
 		return -ERANGE;
 
 	index = (cmd->index - 1) * ETH_ALEN;