diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c b/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
index 73b97f4cc1ec..e8d49886d695 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/aqc111.c
@@ -1102,10 +1102,15 @@ static int aqc111_rx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (start_of_descs != desc_offset)
 		goto err;
 
-	/* self check desc_offset from header*/
-	if (desc_offset >= skb_len)
+	/* self check desc_offset from header and make sure that the
+	 * bounds of the metadata array are inside the SKB
+	 */
+	if (pkt_count * 2 + desc_offset >= skb_len)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Packets must not overlap the metadata array */
+	skb_trim(skb, desc_offset);
+
 	if (pkt_count == 0)
 		goto err;