diff --git a/src/mac/pmac/pmac_init.c b/src/mac/pmac/pmac_init.c
index 6c515fa..81b7e85 100644
--- a/src/mac/pmac/pmac_init.c
+++ b/src/mac/pmac/pmac_init.c
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ int pmac_init(pmac_state *pmac, int cipher, const unsigned char *key, unsigned l
           break;
        }
    }
+   if (poly >= (int)(sizeof(polys)/sizeof(polys[0]))) {
+      return CRYPT_INVALID_ARG;
+    }
    if (polys[poly].len != pmac->block_len) {
       return CRYPT_INVALID_ARG;
    }