diff --git a/drivers/char/applicom.c b/drivers/char/applicom.c
index c0a5b1f3a986..4ccc39e00ced 100644
--- a/drivers/char/applicom.c
+++ b/drivers/char/applicom.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/nospec.h>
 
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
@@ -386,7 +387,11 @@ static ssize_t ac_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count,
 	TicCard = st_loc.tic_des_from_pc;	/* tic number to send            */
 	IndexCard = NumCard - 1;
 
-	if((NumCard < 1) || (NumCard > MAX_BOARD) || !apbs[IndexCard].RamIO)
+	if (IndexCard >= MAX_BOARD)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	IndexCard = array_index_nospec(IndexCard, MAX_BOARD);
+
+	if (!apbs[IndexCard].RamIO)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -697,6 +702,7 @@ static long ac_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	unsigned char IndexCard;
 	void __iomem *pmem;
 	int ret = 0;
+	static int warncount = 10;
 	volatile unsigned char byte_reset_it;
 	struct st_ram_io *adgl;
 	void __user *argp = (void __user *)arg;
@@ -711,16 +717,12 @@ static long ac_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	mutex_lock(&ac_mutex);	
 	IndexCard = adgl->num_card-1;
 	 
-	if(cmd != 6 && ((IndexCard >= MAX_BOARD) || !apbs[IndexCard].RamIO)) {
-		static int warncount = 10;
-		if (warncount) {
-			printk( KERN_WARNING "APPLICOM driver IOCTL, bad board number %d\n",(int)IndexCard+1);
-			warncount--;
-		}
-		kfree(adgl);
-		mutex_unlock(&ac_mutex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (cmd != 6 && IndexCard >= MAX_BOARD)
+		goto err;
+	IndexCard = array_index_nospec(IndexCard, MAX_BOARD);
+
+	if (cmd != 6 && !apbs[IndexCard].RamIO)
+		goto err;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 		
@@ -838,5 +840,16 @@ static long ac_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 	kfree(adgl);
 	mutex_unlock(&ac_mutex);
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	if (warncount) {
+		pr_warn("APPLICOM driver IOCTL, bad board number %d\n",
+			(int)IndexCard + 1);
+		warncount--;
+	}
+	kfree(adgl);
+	mutex_unlock(&ac_mutex);
+	return -EINVAL;
+
 }