diff --git a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
index 5616e8afb22e..896f0c482912 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/mgmt.c
@@ -7590,6 +7590,9 @@ static bool tlv_data_is_valid(struct hci_dev *hdev, u32 adv_flags, u8 *data,
 	for (i = 0, cur_len = 0; i < len; i += (cur_len + 1)) {
 		cur_len = data[i];
 
+		if (!cur_len)
+			continue;
+
 		if (data[i + 1] == EIR_FLAGS &&
 		    (!is_adv_data || flags_managed(adv_flags)))
 			return false;