diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
index f4525e8..7ea1d1b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_hdr.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 
 		/* Check the pointer and header length to avoid dangerous overflow in HW */
 		if (unlikely(!entry->hdr || !entry->hdr->offset_entry ||
+			!entry->offset_entry ||
 			entry->hdr->hdr_len > ipa_hdr_bin_sz[IPA_HDR_BIN_MAX - 1])) {
 			IPAERR_RL("Found invalid hdr entry\n");
 			return -EINVAL;