diff --git a/drivers/input/joystick/gf2k.c b/drivers/input/joystick/gf2k.c
index 5a1cdce0bc48..1d843115d674 100644
--- a/drivers/input/joystick/gf2k.c
+++ b/drivers/input/joystick/gf2k.c
@@ -165,8 +165,10 @@ static void gf2k_read(struct gf2k *gf2k, unsigned char *data)
 
 	t = GB(40,4,0);
 
-	for (i = 0; i < gf2k_hats[gf2k->id]; i++)
-		input_report_abs(dev, ABS_HAT0X + i, gf2k_hat_to_axis[t][i]);
+	if (t < ARRAY_SIZE(gf2k_hat_to_axis))
+		for (i = 0; i < gf2k_hats[gf2k->id]; i++)
+			input_report_abs(dev, ABS_HAT0X + i,
+					 gf2k_hat_to_axis[t][i]);
 
 	t = GB(44,2,0) | GB(32,8,2) | GB(78,2,10);