diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index c66f0726b253..f3a107f19cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -1878,13 +1878,6 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_read_efuse(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
 
 		/* We have 8 bits to indicate validity */
 		map_addr = offset * 8;
-		if (map_addr >= EFUSE_MAP_LEN) {
-			dev_warn(dev, "%s: Illegal map_addr (%04x), "
-				 "efuse corrupt!\n",
-				 __func__, map_addr);
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			goto exit;
-		}
 		for (i = 0; i < EFUSE_MAX_WORD_UNIT; i++) {
 			/* Check word enable condition in the section */
 			if (word_mask & BIT(i)) {
@@ -1895,6 +1888,13 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_read_efuse(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
 			ret = rtl8xxxu_read_efuse8(priv, efuse_addr++, &val8);
 			if (ret)
 				goto exit;
+			if (map_addr >= EFUSE_MAP_LEN - 1) {
+				dev_warn(dev, "%s: Illegal map_addr (%04x), "
+					 "efuse corrupt!\n",
+					 __func__, map_addr);
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto exit;
+			}
 			priv->efuse_wifi.raw[map_addr++] = val8;
 
 			ret = rtl8xxxu_read_efuse8(priv, efuse_addr++, &val8);