diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index a79a2fb260b8..d68c48555a7e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@ static int soc_valid_header(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (soc_tplg_get_hdr_offset(tplg) + hdr->payload_size >= tplg->fw->size) {
+	if (soc_tplg_get_hdr_offset(tplg) + le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size) >= tplg->fw->size) {
 		dev_err(tplg->dev,
 			"ASoC: invalid header of type %d at offset %ld payload_size %d\n",
 			le32_to_cpu(hdr->type), soc_tplg_get_hdr_offset(tplg),