diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index 89d074ce10fc..cc44959cdd0b 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -1191,7 +1191,9 @@ static int __must_check ax25_connect(struct socket *sock,
 	if (addr_len > sizeof(struct sockaddr_ax25) &&
 	    fsa->fsa_ax25.sax25_ndigis != 0) {
 		/* Valid number of digipeaters ? */
-		if (fsa->fsa_ax25.sax25_ndigis < 1 || fsa->fsa_ax25.sax25_ndigis > AX25_MAX_DIGIS) {
+		if (fsa->fsa_ax25.sax25_ndigis < 1 ||
+		    addr_len < sizeof(struct sockaddr_ax25) +
+		    sizeof(ax25_address) * fsa->fsa_ax25.sax25_ndigis) {
 			err = -EINVAL;
 			goto out_release;
 		}