diff --git a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
index 1e087a206f48..f78564e631bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/fcoe/fcoe_ctlr.c
@@ -1401,7 +1401,7 @@ static void fcoe_ctlr_recv_clr_vlink(struct fcoe_ctlr *fip,
 
 	while (rlen >= sizeof(*desc)) {
 		dlen = desc->fip_dlen * FIP_BPW;
-		if (dlen > rlen)
+		if (dlen < sizeof(*desc) || dlen > rlen)
 			goto err;
 		/* Drop CVL if there are duplicate critical descriptors */
 		if ((desc->fip_dtype < 32) &&