diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
index 6256b32cec37..3c6549aee11d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/stmmac_main.c
@@ -2232,6 +2232,12 @@ static int stmmac_rx(struct stmmac_priv *priv, int limit)
 
 			frame_len = priv->hw->desc->get_rx_frame_len(p, coe);
 
+			/*  check if frame_len fits the preallocated memory */
+			if (frame_len > priv->dma_buf_sz) {
+				priv->dev->stats.rx_length_errors++;
+				break;
+			}
+
 			/* ACS is set; GMAC core strips PAD/FCS for IEEE 802.3
 			 * Type frames (LLC/LLC-SNAP)
 			 */