diff --git a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
index d053beccfaec..e2237239d922 100644
--- a/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/hda/intel-nhlt.c
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ int intel_nhlt_get_dmic_geo(struct device *dev, struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt)
 	if (!nhlt)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (nhlt->header.length <= sizeof(struct acpi_table_header)) {
+		dev_warn(dev, "Invalid DMIC description table\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	for (j = 0, epnt = nhlt->desc; j < nhlt->endpoint_count; j++,
 	     epnt = (struct nhlt_endpoint *)((u8 *)epnt + epnt->length)) {