diff --git a/net/nfc/hci/core.c b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
index 6f1b096e601c..43811b5219b5 100644
--- a/net/nfc/hci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/hci/core.c
@@ -181,13 +181,20 @@ void nfc_hci_resp_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 result,
 void nfc_hci_cmd_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 cmd,
 			  struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	u8 gate = hdev->pipes[pipe].gate;
 	u8 status = NFC_HCI_ANY_OK;
 	struct hci_create_pipe_resp *create_info;
 	struct hci_delete_pipe_noti *delete_info;
 	struct hci_all_pipe_cleared_noti *cleared_info;
+	u8 gate;
 
-	pr_debug("from gate %x pipe %x cmd %x\n", gate, pipe, cmd);
+	pr_debug("from pipe %x cmd %x\n", pipe, cmd);
+
+	if (pipe >= NFC_HCI_MAX_PIPES) {
+		status = NFC_HCI_ANY_E_NOK;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	gate = hdev->pipes[pipe].gate;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case NFC_HCI_ADM_NOTIFY_PIPE_CREATED:
@@ -375,8 +382,14 @@ void nfc_hci_event_received(struct nfc_hci_dev *hdev, u8 pipe, u8 event,
 			    struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	int r = 0;
-	u8 gate = hdev->pipes[pipe].gate;
+	u8 gate;
 
+	if (pipe >= NFC_HCI_MAX_PIPES) {
+		pr_err("Discarded event %x to invalid pipe %x\n", event, pipe);
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	gate = hdev->pipes[pipe].gate;
 	if (gate == NFC_HCI_INVALID_GATE) {
 		pr_err("Discarded event %x to unopened pipe %x\n", event, pipe);
 		goto exit;