diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
index bb334042f8e13fcbe7e75759fc9d2ebbbba65e7a..71730ef4cd57097c5c1ae432365f74391e5780df 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/de4x5.c
@@ -4709,6 +4709,10 @@ type3_infoblock(struct net_device *dev, u_char count, u_char *p)
         lp->ibn = 3;
         lp->active = *p++;
 	if (MOTO_SROM_BUG) lp->active = 0;
+	/* if (MOTO_SROM_BUG) statement indicates lp->active could
+	 * be 8 (i.e. the size of array lp->phy) */
+	if (WARN_ON(lp->active >= ARRAY_SIZE(lp->phy)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	lp->phy[lp->active].gep = (*p ? p : NULL); p += (2 * (*p) + 1);
 	lp->phy[lp->active].rst = (*p ? p : NULL); p += (2 * (*p) + 1);
 	lp->phy[lp->active].mc  = get_unaligned_le16(p); p += 2;