diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/fw_inc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/fw_inc.c
index 7a33792..77d1902 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/fw_inc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/fw_inc.c
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@
 					     prefix_type, rowsize,	\
 					     groupsize, buf, len, ascii)
 
-#define FW_ADDR_CHECK(ioaddr, val, msg) do { \
-		ioaddr = wmi_buffer(wil, val); \
-		if (!ioaddr) { \
-			wil_err_fw(wil, "bad " msg ": 0x%08x\n", \
-				   le32_to_cpu(val)); \
-			return -EINVAL; \
-		} \
-	} while (0)
+static bool wil_fw_addr_check(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
+			      void __iomem **ioaddr, __le32 val,
+			      u32 size, const char *msg)
+{
+	*ioaddr = wmi_buffer_block(wil, val, size);
+	if (!(*ioaddr)) {
+		wil_err_fw(wil, "bad %s: 0x%08x\n", msg, le32_to_cpu(val));
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
 
 /**
  * wil_fw_verify - verify firmware file validity
@@ -160,7 +163,8 @@ static int fw_handle_data(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(dst, d->addr, "address");
+	if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &dst, d->addr, s, "address"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "write [0x%08x] <== %zu bytes\n", le32_to_cpu(d->addr),
 		   s);
 	wil_memcpy_toio_32(dst, d->data, s);
@@ -192,7 +196,8 @@ static int fw_handle_fill(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *data,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(dst, d->addr, "address");
+	if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &dst, d->addr, s, "address"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	v = le32_to_cpu(d->value);
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "fill [0x%08x] <== 0x%08x, %zu bytes\n",
@@ -248,7 +253,8 @@ static int fw_handle_direct_write(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *data,
 		u32 v = le32_to_cpu(block[i].value);
 		u32 x, y;
 
-		FW_ADDR_CHECK(dst, block[i].addr, "address");
+		if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &dst, block[i].addr, 0, "address"))
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		x = readl(dst);
 		y = (x & m) | (v & ~m);
@@ -314,10 +320,15 @@ static int fw_handle_gateway_data(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *data,
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "gw write record [%3d] blocks, cmd 0x%08x\n",
 		   n, gw_cmd);
 
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_addr, d->gateway_addr_addr, "gateway_addr_addr");
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_val, d->gateway_value_addr, "gateway_value_addr");
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_cmd, d->gateway_cmd_addr, "gateway_cmd_addr");
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_ctl, d->gateway_ctrl_address, "gateway_ctrl_address");
+	if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_addr, d->gateway_addr_addr, 0,
+			       "gateway_addr_addr") ||
+	    !wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_val, d->gateway_value_addr, 0,
+			       "gateway_value_addr") ||
+	    !wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_cmd, d->gateway_cmd_addr, 0,
+			       "gateway_cmd_addr") ||
+	    !wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_ctl, d->gateway_ctrl_address, 0,
+			       "gateway_ctrl_address"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "gw addresses: addr 0x%08x val 0x%08x"
 		   " cmd 0x%08x ctl 0x%08x\n",
@@ -373,12 +384,19 @@ static int fw_handle_gateway_data4(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const void *data,
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "gw4 write record [%3d] blocks, cmd 0x%08x\n",
 		   n, gw_cmd);
 
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_addr, d->gateway_addr_addr, "gateway_addr_addr");
+	if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_addr, d->gateway_addr_addr, 0,
+			       "gateway_addr_addr"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	for (k = 0; k < ARRAY_SIZE(block->value); k++)
-		FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_val[k], d->gateway_value_addr[k],
-			      "gateway_value_addr");
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_cmd, d->gateway_cmd_addr, "gateway_cmd_addr");
-	FW_ADDR_CHECK(gwa_ctl, d->gateway_ctrl_address, "gateway_ctrl_address");
+		if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_val[k],
+				       d->gateway_value_addr[k],
+				       0, "gateway_value_addr"))
+			return -EINVAL;
+	if (!wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_cmd, d->gateway_cmd_addr, 0,
+			       "gateway_cmd_addr") ||
+	    !wil_fw_addr_check(wil, &gwa_ctl, d->gateway_ctrl_address, 0,
+			       "gateway_ctrl_address"))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	wil_dbg_fw(wil, "gw4 addresses: addr 0x%08x cmd 0x%08x ctl 0x%08x\n",
 		   le32_to_cpu(d->gateway_addr_addr),
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
index 8dfb4a7..6b09998 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wil6210.h
@@ -877,6 +877,7 @@ int wil_ps_update(struct wil6210_priv *wil,
 int wil_find_cid(struct wil6210_priv *wil, const u8 *mac);
 void wil_set_ethtoolops(struct net_device *ndev);
 
+void __iomem *wmi_buffer_block(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr, u32 size);
 void __iomem *wmi_buffer(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr);
 void __iomem *wmi_addr(struct wil6210_priv *wil, u32 ptr);
 int wmi_read_hdr(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
index dbdf71d..16aa624 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wil6210/wmi.c
@@ -140,13 +140,15 @@ static u32 wmi_addr_remap(u32 x)
 /**
  * Check address validity for WMI buffer; remap if needed
  * @ptr - internal (linker) fw/ucode address
+ * @size - if non zero, validate the block does not
+ *  exceed the device memory (bar)
  *
  * Valid buffer should be DWORD aligned
  *
  * return address for accessing buffer from the host;
  * if buffer is not valid, return NULL.
  */
-void __iomem *wmi_buffer(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr_)
+void __iomem *wmi_buffer_block(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr_, u32 size)
 {
 	u32 off;
 	u32 ptr = le32_to_cpu(ptr_);
@@ -161,10 +163,17 @@ void __iomem *wmi_buffer(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr_)
 	off = HOSTADDR(ptr);
 	if (off > wil->bar_size - 4)
 		return NULL;
+	if (size && ((off + size > wil->bar_size) || (off + size < off)))
+		return NULL;
 
 	return wil->csr + off;
 }
 
+void __iomem *wmi_buffer(struct wil6210_priv *wil, __le32 ptr_)
+{
+	return wmi_buffer_block(wil, ptr_, 0);
+}
+
 /**
  * Check address validity
  */
