diff --git a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
index 8400211537a2..9a65664f749c 100644
--- a/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
+++ b/net/tipc/netlink_compat.c
@@ -430,7 +430,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_bearer_disable(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (!bearer)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
+	len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+	if (len <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -505,7 +509,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_stat_dump(struct tipc_nl_compat_msg *msg,
 
 	name = (char *)TLV_DATA(msg->req);
 
-	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+	if (len <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -776,7 +784,11 @@ static int tipc_nl_compat_link_reset_stats(struct tipc_nl_compat_cmd_doit *cmd,
 	if (!link)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	len = min_t(int, TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req), TIPC_MAX_LINK_NAME);
+	len = TLV_GET_DATA_LEN(msg->req);
+	if (len <= 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	len = min_t(int, len, TIPC_MAX_BEARER_NAME);
 	if (!string_is_valid(name, len))
 		return -EINVAL;