diff --git a/mt7996/eeprom.c b/mt7996/eeprom.c
index ac05f7d7..ec33521d 100644
--- a/mt7996/eeprom.c
+++ b/mt7996/eeprom.c
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ mt7996_eeprom_check_or_use_default(struct mt7996_dev *dev, bool use_default)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	if (fw->size < MT7996_EEPROM_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(dev->mt76.dev, "Invalid default bin size\n");
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (!use_default && mt7996_eeprom_variant_valid(dev, fw->data))
 		goto out;