diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 51626b4175c0..3fab6c81917f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -2604,6 +2604,8 @@ enum nl80211_attrs {
 #define NL80211_ATTR_KEYS NL80211_ATTR_KEYS
 #define NL80211_ATTR_FEATURE_FLAGS NL80211_ATTR_FEATURE_FLAGS
 
+#define NL80211_WIPHY_NAME_MAXLEN		128
+
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_RATES			32
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_HT_RATES		77
 #define NL80211_MAX_SUPP_REG_RULES		64
diff --git a/net/wireless/core.c b/net/wireless/core.c
index 33ce0484b2a0..45cbade9ad68 100644
--- a/net/wireless/core.c
+++ b/net/wireless/core.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ static int cfg80211_dev_check_name(struct cfg80211_registered_device *rdev,
 
 	ASSERT_RTNL();
 
+	if (strlen(newname) > NL80211_WIPHY_NAME_MAXLEN)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* prohibit calling the thing phy%d when %d is not its number */
 	sscanf(newname, PHY_NAME "%d%n", &wiphy_idx, &taken);
 	if (taken == strlen(newname) && wiphy_idx != rdev->wiphy_idx) {