diff --git a/crypto/ecdh.c b/crypto/ecdh.c
index a6e1a5d43fa7a2bc54b7527b3003791a6f7f51df..34605509b41a643ef9255273ff5d5a57b3278988 100644
--- a/crypto/ecdh.c
+++ b/crypto/ecdh.c
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ static int ecdh_set_secret(struct crypto_kpp *tfm, const void *buf,
 	struct ecdh params;
 	unsigned int ndigits;
 
-	if (crypto_ecdh_decode_key(buf, len, &params) < 0)
+	if (crypto_ecdh_decode_key(buf, len, &params) < 0 ||
+	    params.key_size > sizeof(ctx->private_key))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ndigits = ecdh_supported_curve(params.curve_id);