1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
index b4424a623cf5..579e15fb4143 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.c
@@ -57,13 +57,19 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common,
          * rs_more indicates chained descriptors which can be used
          * to link buffers together for a sort of scatter-gather
          * operation.
-         *
+         * reject the frame, we don't support scatter-gather yet and
+         * the frame is probably corrupt anyway
+         */
+        if (rx_stats->rs_more)
+                return false;
+
+        /*
          * The rx_stats->rs_status will not be set until the end of the
          * chained descriptors so it can be ignored if rs_more is set. The
          * rs_more will be false at the last element of the chained
          * descriptors.
          */
-        if (!rx_stats->rs_more && rx_stats->rs_status != 0) {
+        if (rx_stats->rs_status != 0) {
                 if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_CRC)
                         rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC;
                 if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_PHY)