diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index ef5bf116157a..0862fe49d434 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1509,7 +1509,8 @@ static int ax25_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
 			struct full_sockaddr_ax25 *fsa = (struct full_sockaddr_ax25 *)usax;
 
 			/* Valid number of digipeaters ? */
-			if (usax->sax25_ndigis < 1 || usax->sax25_ndigis > AX25_MAX_DIGIS) {
+			if (usax->sax25_ndigis < 1 || addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ax25) +
+			    sizeof(ax25_address) * usax->sax25_ndigis) {
 				err = -EINVAL;
 				goto out;
 			}