diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_wx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_wx.c
index 16bcee13f64b580d40b72828a478ddcabf708245..407effde5e71aff2d31107c6988241a53e4fec3d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_wx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_wx.c
@@ -406,9 +406,10 @@ static int _rtl92e_wx_set_scan(struct net_device *dev,
 		struct iw_scan_req *req = (struct iw_scan_req *)b;
 
 		if (req->essid_len) {
-			ieee->current_network.ssid_len = req->essid_len;
-			memcpy(ieee->current_network.ssid, req->essid,
-			       req->essid_len);
+			int len = min_t(int, req->essid_len, IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE);
+
+			ieee->current_network.ssid_len = len;
+			memcpy(ieee->current_network.ssid, req->essid, len);
 		}
 	}