diff --git a/net/9p/trans_xen.c b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
index 427f6caefa29..4255f2a3bea4 100644
--- a/net/9p/trans_xen.c
+++ b/net/9p/trans_xen.c
@@ -231,6 +231,14 @@ static void p9_xen_response(struct work_struct *work)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (h.size > req->rc.capacity) {
+			dev_warn(&priv->dev->dev,
+				 "requested packet size too big: %d for tag %d with capacity %zd\n",
+				 h.size, h.tag, req->rc.capacity);
+			req->status = REQ_STATUS_ERROR;
+			goto recv_error;
+		}
+
 		memcpy(&req->rc, &h, sizeof(h));
 		req->rc.offset = 0;
 
@@ -240,6 +248,7 @@ static void p9_xen_response(struct work_struct *work)
 				     masked_prod, &masked_cons,
 				     XEN_9PFS_RING_SIZE(ring));
 
+recv_error:
 		virt_mb();
 		cons += h.size;
 		ring->intf->in_cons = cons;