diff --git a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
index a7d4df8fa24..21e807ba0ac 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/MAC/src/pe/lim/limProcessDeauthFrame.c
@@ -68,15 +68,19 @@ limProcessDeauthFrame(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tANI_U8 *pRxPacketInfo, tpPESession p
     tpDphHashNode     pStaDs;
     tpPESession       pRoamSessionEntry=NULL;
     tANI_U8           roamSessionId;
-#ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_11W
     tANI_U32          frameLen;
-#endif
-
 
     pHdr = WDA_GET_RX_MAC_HEADER(pRxPacketInfo);
 
     pBody = WDA_GET_RX_MPDU_DATA(pRxPacketInfo);
 
+    frameLen = WDA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(pRxPacketInfo);
+    if (frameLen < sizeof(reasonCode)) {
+        PELOGE(limLog(pMac, LOGE,
+                      FL("received invalid framelen %d"), frameLen);)
+        return;
+    }
+
 
     if ((eLIM_STA_ROLE == psessionEntry->limSystemRole) && (eLIM_SME_WT_DEAUTH_STATE == psessionEntry->limSmeState))
     {
@@ -122,7 +126,6 @@ limProcessDeauthFrame(tpAniSirGlobal pMac, tANI_U8 *pRxPacketInfo, tpPESession p
         PELOGE(limLog(pMac, LOGE, FL("received an unprotected deauth from AP"));)
         // If the frame received is unprotected, forward it to the supplicant to initiate
         // an SA query
-        frameLen = WDA_GET_RX_PAYLOAD_LEN(pRxPacketInfo);
 
         //send the unprotected frame indication to SME
         limSendSmeUnprotectedMgmtFrameInd( pMac, pHdr->fc.subType,