diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
index 48089b1625ff..c03406fc27ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/nvm.c
@@ -367,16 +367,17 @@ static int iwl_mvm_read_external_nvm(struct iwl_mvm *mvm)
 			break;
 		}
 
+		if (WARN(section_id >= NVM_NUM_OF_SECTIONS,
+			 "Invalid NVM section ID %d\n", section_id)) {
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		temp = kmemdup(file_sec->data, section_size, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!temp) {
 			ret = -ENOMEM;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (WARN_ON(section_id >= NVM_NUM_OF_SECTIONS)) {
-			IWL_ERR(mvm, "Invalid NVM section ID\n");
-			ret = -EINVAL;
-			break;
-		}
 		mvm->nvm_sections[section_id].data = temp;
 		mvm->nvm_sections[section_id].length = section_size;