diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index cd801b4c0a98143d565fc49b85f3a29ec84fb804..82865c68cc661412b03f35fb6aca3ab131fab60e 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -771,7 +771,12 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_set(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 
 	lc = (struct tipc_link_config *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
-	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+	len -= offsetof(struct tipc_link_config, name);
+	if (len <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(lc->name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;