diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
index c8e335db34514c665e9563d3abe6ac244aa70975..1f973ce3043fab6e7c3dfb9ffec54d61560b6872 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_core.c
@@ -338,6 +338,12 @@ void st_int_recv(void *disc_data,
 			/* Unknow packet? */
 		default:
 			type = *ptr;
+			if (st_gdata->list[type] == NULL) {
+				pr_err("chip/interface misbehavior dropping"
+					" frame starting with 0x%02x", type);
+				goto done;
+
+			}
 			st_gdata->rx_skb = alloc_skb(
 					st_gdata->list[type]->max_frame_size,
 					GFP_ATOMIC);
@@ -354,6 +360,7 @@ void st_int_recv(void *disc_data,
 		ptr++;
 		count--;
 	}
+done:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&st_gdata->lock, flags);
 	pr_debug("done %s", __func__);
 	return;