diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_utils.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_utils.c
index 9943095abe30..e0200fe50871 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v2/ipa_utils.c
@@ -1008,6 +1008,11 @@ enum ipacm_client_enum ipa2_get_client(int pipe_idx)
  */
 bool ipa2_get_client_uplink(int pipe_idx)
 {
+	if (pipe_idx < 0 || pipe_idx >= IPA_MAX_NUM_PIPES) {
+		IPAERR("invalid pipe idx %d\n", pipe_idx);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return ipa_ctx->ipacm_client[pipe_idx].uplink;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
index d19de2a7bdb5..6647f919a577 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_utils.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,11 @@ enum ipacm_client_enum ipa3_get_client(int pipe_idx)
  */
 bool ipa3_get_client_uplink(int pipe_idx)
 {
+	if (pipe_idx < 0 || pipe_idx >= IPA3_MAX_NUM_PIPES) {
+		IPAERR("invalid pipe idx %d\n", pipe_idx);
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	return ipa3_ctx->ipacm_client[pipe_idx].uplink;
 }