diff --git a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
index fc2e8b362d..a34ac11478 100644
--- a/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
+++ b/msm/dsi/dsi_ctrl.c
@@ -1758,9 +1758,11 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 	bool short_resp = false;
 	bool read_done = false;
 	u32 dlen, diff, rlen;
-	unsigned char *buff;
+	unsigned char *buff = NULL;
 	char cmd;
 	const struct mipi_dsi_msg *msg;
+	u32 buffer_sz = 0, header_offset = 0;
+	u8 *head = NULL;
 
 	if (!cmd_desc) {
 		DSI_CTRL_ERR(dsi_ctrl, "Invalid command\n");
@@ -1774,6 +1776,11 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 		short_resp = true;
 		rd_pkt_size = msg->rx_len;
 		total_read_len = 4;
+		/*
+		 * buffer size: header + data
+		 * No 32 bits alignment issue, thus offset is 0
+		 */
+		buffer_sz = 4;
 	} else {
 		short_resp = false;
 		current_read_len = 10;
@@ -1783,8 +1790,22 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 			rd_pkt_size = current_read_len;
 
 		total_read_len = current_read_len + 6;
+		/*
+		 * buffer size: header + data + footer, rounded up to 4 bytes.
+		 * Out of bound can occur if rx_len is not aligned to size 4.
+		 */
+		buffer_sz = 4 + msg->rx_len + 2;
+		buffer_sz = ALIGN(buffer_sz, 4);
+		if (buffer_sz < 16)
+			buffer_sz = 16;
 	}
-	buff = msg->rx_buf;
+
+	buff = kzalloc(buffer_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buff) {
+		rc = -ENOMEM;
+		goto error;
+	}
+	head = buff;
 
 	while (!read_done) {
 		rc = dsi_set_max_return_size(dsi_ctrl, cmd_desc, rd_pkt_size);
@@ -1846,13 +1867,15 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 		}
 	}
 
+	buff = head;
+
 	if (hw_read_cnt < 16 && !short_resp)
-		buff = msg->rx_buf + (16 - hw_read_cnt);
+		header_offset = (16 - hw_read_cnt);
 	else
-		buff = msg->rx_buf;
+		header_offset = 0;
 
 	/* parse the data read from panel */
-	cmd = buff[0];
+	cmd = buff[header_offset];
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_ACKNOWLEDGE_AND_ERROR_REPORT:
 		DSI_CTRL_ERR(dsi_ctrl, "Rx ACK_ERROR 0x%x\n", cmd);
@@ -1860,15 +1883,15 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 		break;
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_GENERIC_SHORT_READ_RESPONSE_1BYTE:
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_DCS_SHORT_READ_RESPONSE_1BYTE:
-		rc = dsi_parse_short_read1_resp(msg, buff);
+		rc = dsi_parse_short_read1_resp(msg, &buff[header_offset]);
 		break;
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_GENERIC_SHORT_READ_RESPONSE_2BYTE:
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_DCS_SHORT_READ_RESPONSE_2BYTE:
-		rc = dsi_parse_short_read2_resp(msg, buff);
+		rc = dsi_parse_short_read2_resp(msg, &buff[header_offset]);
 		break;
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_GENERIC_LONG_READ_RESPONSE:
 	case MIPI_DSI_RX_DCS_LONG_READ_RESPONSE:
-		rc = dsi_parse_long_read_resp(msg, buff);
+		rc = dsi_parse_long_read_resp(msg, &buff[header_offset]);
 		break;
 	default:
 		DSI_CTRL_WARN(dsi_ctrl, "Invalid response: 0x%x\n", cmd);
@@ -1876,6 +1899,7 @@ static int dsi_message_rx(struct dsi_ctrl *dsi_ctrl, struct dsi_cmd_desc *cmd_de
 	}
 
 error:
+	kfree(buff);
 	return rc;
 }