diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
index ae30b47e4514..731792f06993 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti-ads1298.c
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ static const u8 ads1298_pga_settings[] = { 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 };
 static int ads1298_get_scale(struct ads1298_private *priv,
 			     int channel, int *val, int *val2)
 {
+	unsigned int pga_idx;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int regval;
 	u8 gain;
@@ -302,7 +303,11 @@ static int ads1298_get_scale(struct ads1298_private *priv,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	gain = ads1298_pga_settings[FIELD_GET(ADS1298_MASK_CH_PGA, regval)];
+	pga_idx = FIELD_GET(ADS1298_MASK_CH_PGA, regval);
+	if (pga_idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(ads1298_pga_settings))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	gain = ads1298_pga_settings[pga_idx];
 	*val /= gain; /* Full scale is VREF / gain */
 
 	*val2 = ADS1298_BITS_PER_SAMPLE - 1; /* Signed, hence the -1 */