diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
index 6bb1a99a197a22981f29962ab487cccb76dd0eb8..48a3611d6a3166676fe3a461ba0488ae9162158a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/fw.c
@@ -704,8 +704,12 @@ static int iwl_mvm_sar_get_ewrd_table(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 	enabled = !!(wifi_pkg->package.elements[1].integer.value);
 	n_profiles = wifi_pkg->package.elements[2].integer.value;
 
-	/* in case of BIOS bug */
-	if (n_profiles <= 0) {
+	/*
+	 * Check the validity of n_profiles.  The EWRD profiles start
+	 * from index 1, so the maximum value allowed here is
+	 * ACPI_SAR_PROFILES_NUM - 1.
+	 */
+	if (n_profiles <= 0 || n_profiles >= ACPI_SAR_PROFILE_NUM) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;
 	}