diff --git a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
index 0cd41c49bc17d2d871ece8b3e0d0eefbb75c71c7..0f563c8c5ffcfbeef9939dad90eb8cb1cf2a1405 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igb/e1000_82575.c
@@ -244,6 +244,14 @@ static s32 igb_get_invariants_82575(struct e1000_hw *hw)
 	 */
 	size += NVM_WORD_SIZE_BASE_SHIFT;
 
+	/*
+	 * Check for invalid size
+	 */
+	if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_82576) && (size > 15)) {
+		printk("igb: The NVM size is not valid, "
+			"defaulting to 32K.\n");
+		size = 15;
+	}
 	nvm->word_size = 1 << size;
 	if (nvm->word_size == (1 << 15))
 		nvm->page_size = 128;