1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/parport/parport_serial.c b/drivers/parport/parport_serial.c
index e2e95b36a603..101ed49a2d15 100644
--- a/drivers/parport/parport_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/parport/parport_serial.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static int __devinit netmos_parallel_init(struct pci_dev *dev, struct parport_pc
          * parallel ports and <S> is the number of serial ports.
          */
         card->numports = (dev->subsystem_device & 0xf0) >> 4;
+        if (card->numports > ARRAY_SIZE(card->addr))
+                card->numports = ARRAY_SIZE(card->addr);
         return 0;
 }