diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/gaudi/gaudi.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/gaudi/gaudi.c
index 37edd663603f..ebac53a73bd1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/gaudi/gaudi.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/gaudi/gaudi.c
@@ -5723,6 +5723,12 @@ static void gaudi_handle_eqe(struct hl_device *hdev,
 	u8 cause;
 	bool reset_required;
 
+	if (event_type >= GAUDI_EVENT_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(hdev->dev, "Event type %u exceeds maximum of %u",
+				event_type, GAUDI_EVENT_SIZE - 1);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	gaudi->events_stat[event_type]++;
 	gaudi->events_stat_aggregate[event_type]++;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
index 5b5d6275c249..c8023b4428c5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/habanalabs/goya/goya.c
@@ -4623,6 +4623,12 @@ void goya_handle_eqe(struct hl_device *hdev, struct hl_eq_entry *eq_entry)
 				>> EQ_CTL_EVENT_TYPE_SHIFT);
 	struct goya_device *goya = hdev->asic_specific;
 
+	if (event_type >= GOYA_ASYNC_EVENT_ID_SIZE) {
+		dev_err(hdev->dev, "Event type %u exceeds maximum of %u",
+				event_type, GOYA_ASYNC_EVENT_ID_SIZE - 1);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	goya->events_stat[event_type]++;
 	goya->events_stat_aggregate[event_type]++;