diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
index 50227b598e0c..fcb8c61b2884 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/rtl8712_recv.c
@@ -1056,7 +1056,8 @@ static int recvbuf2recvframe(struct _adapter *padapter, struct sk_buff *pskb)
 		/* for first fragment packet, driver need allocate 1536 +
 		 * drvinfo_sz + RXDESC_SIZE to defrag packet. */
 		if ((mf == 1) && (frag == 0))
-			alloc_sz = 1658;/*1658+6=1664, 1664 is 128 alignment.*/
+			/*1658+6=1664, 1664 is 128 alignment.*/
+			alloc_sz = max_t(u16, tmp_len, 1658);
 		else
 			alloc_sz = tmp_len;
 		/* 2 is for IP header 4 bytes alignment in QoS packet case.