diff --git a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
index 3cffc8be6656..e61bd8e1d246 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ks7010/ks_wlan_net.c
@@ -1120,6 +1120,7 @@ static int ks_wlan_set_scan(struct net_device *dev,
 {
 	struct ks_wlan_private *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct iw_scan_req *req = NULL;
+	int len;
 
 	if (priv->sleep_mode == SLP_SLEEP)
 		return -EPERM;
@@ -1129,8 +1130,9 @@ static int ks_wlan_set_scan(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (wrqu->data.length == sizeof(struct iw_scan_req) &&
 	    wrqu->data.flags & IW_SCAN_THIS_ESSID) {
 		req = (struct iw_scan_req *)extra;
-		priv->scan_ssid_len = req->essid_len;
-		memcpy(priv->scan_ssid, req->essid, priv->scan_ssid_len);
+		len = min_t(int, req->essid_len, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
+		priv->scan_ssid_len = len;
+		memcpy(priv->scan_ssid, req->essid, len);
 	} else {
 		priv->scan_ssid_len = 0;
 	}