diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
index ac90118b9e7a81f2de9e2e0615b298cdba6e0499..e6ee180815b208570cf4c34047a1931346d72b3c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/display/drm_dp_mst_topology.c
@@ -320,6 +320,9 @@ static bool drm_dp_decode_sideband_msg_hdr(const struct drm_dp_mst_topology_mgr
 	hdr->broadcast = (buf[idx] >> 7) & 0x1;
 	hdr->path_msg = (buf[idx] >> 6) & 0x1;
 	hdr->msg_len = buf[idx] & 0x3f;
+	if (hdr->msg_len < 1)		/* min space for body CRC */
+		return false;
+
 	idx++;
 	hdr->somt = (buf[idx] >> 7) & 0x1;
 	hdr->eomt = (buf[idx] >> 6) & 0x1;