diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index c3547016f0f1..adf851a081bd 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -807,6 +807,11 @@ static int parse_features(struct arg_set *as, struct multipath *m)
 	if (!argc)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (argc > as->argc) {
+		ti->error = "not enough arguments for features";
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	do {
 		param_name = shift(as);
 		argc--;