diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
index 8dddaef1a345..9f7a19ca1d4c 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/process.c
@@ -294,9 +294,9 @@ static inline int is_sp_move_ins(union mips_instruction *ip)
 static int get_frame_info(struct mips_frame_info *info)
 {
 	bool is_mmips = IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CPU_MICROMIPS);
-	union mips_instruction insn, *ip;
-	unsigned max_insns = info->func_size / sizeof(union mips_instruction);
-	unsigned i;
+	union mips_instruction insn, *ip, *ip_end;
+	const unsigned int max_insns = 128;
+	unsigned int i;
 
 	info->pc_offset = -1;
 	info->frame_size = 0;
@@ -305,11 +305,9 @@ static int get_frame_info(struct mips_frame_info *info)
 	if (!ip)
 		goto err;
 
-	if (max_insns == 0)
-		max_insns = 128U;	/* unknown function size */
-	max_insns = min(128U, max_insns);
+	ip_end = (void *)ip + info->func_size;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < max_insns; i++, ip++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < max_insns && ip < ip_end; i++, ip++) {
 		if (is_mmips && mm_insn_16bit(ip->halfword[0])) {
 			insn.halfword[0] = 0;
 			insn.halfword[1] = ip->halfword[0];