diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24117.c b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24117.c
index acb965ce0358..af6363573efd 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24117.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24117.c
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static int cx24117_send_diseqc_msg(struct dvb_frontend *fe,
 	dev_dbg(&state->priv->i2c->dev, ")\n");
 
 	/* Validate length */
-	if (d->msg_len > 15)
+	if (d->msg_len > sizeof(d->msg))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* DiSEqC message */