diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfp.c
index bfe84e55df7762349d65657cb5148457500d43cc..f1522fb1c1e878ae385a04648bae9737f698e1f6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/cfp.c
@@ -531,5 +531,8 @@ u8 mwifiex_adjust_data_rate(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		rate_index = (rx_rate > MWIFIEX_RATE_INDEX_OFDM0) ?
 			      rx_rate - 1 : rx_rate;
 
+	if (rate_index >= MWIFIEX_MAX_AC_RX_RATES)
+		rate_index = MWIFIEX_MAX_AC_RX_RATES - 1;
+
 	return rate_index;
 }