diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
index 58ceba75d20a..31df6dd04bf6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/htc.c
@@ -846,6 +846,11 @@ int ath10k_htc_send_hl(struct ath10k_htc *htc,
 	struct ath10k_htc_ep *ep = &htc->endpoint[eid];
 	struct ath10k *ar = htc->ar;
 
+	if (sizeof(struct ath10k_htc_hdr) + skb->len > ep->tx_credit_size) {
+		ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTC, "tx exceed max len %d\n", skb->len);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	ath10k_dbg(ar, ATH10K_DBG_HTC, "htc send hl eid %d bundle %d tx count %d len %d\n",
 		   eid, ep->bundle_tx, skb_queue_len(&ep->tx_req_head), skb->len);