diff --git a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
index 9aa9590c53739a1b6f8f3123b439edd8eb1ec3c2..f6de7526ded56a870b0e12761dfe383449d0491b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/megaraid/megaraid_sas_base.c
@@ -7523,6 +7523,9 @@ static int megasas_mgmt_compat_ioctl_fw(struct file *file, unsigned long arg)
 		get_user(user_sense_off, &cioc->sense_off))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if (local_sense_off != user_sense_off)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (local_sense_len) {
 		void __user **sense_ioc_ptr =
 			(void __user **)((u8 *)((unsigned long)&ioc->frame.raw) + local_sense_off);