diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-dbg-tlv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-dbg-tlv.c
index 3c931b1b2a0b..fdf2c6ea41d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-dbg-tlv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-dbg-tlv.c
@@ -191,6 +191,12 @@ static int iwl_dbg_tlv_alloc_buf_alloc(struct iwl_trans *trans,
 	    alloc_id != IWL_FW_INI_ALLOCATION_ID_INTERNAL)
 		goto err;
 
+	if (buf_location == IWL_FW_INI_LOCATION_DRAM_PATH &&
+	    alloc->req_size == 0) {
+		IWL_ERR(trans, "WRT: Invalid DRAM buffer allocation requested size (0)\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	trans->dbg.fw_mon_cfg[alloc_id] = *alloc;
 
 	return 0;