diff --git a/net/eth.c b/net/eth.c
index a34fe59..c9b7e85 100644
--- a/net/eth.c
+++ b/net/eth.c
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ int eth_write_hwaddr(struct eth_device *dev, const char *base_name,
 int eth_register(struct eth_device *dev)
 {
 	struct eth_device *d;
+
+	size_t len = strlen(dev->name);
+	if (len >= NAMESIZE) {
+		printf("Network driver name is too long (%zu >= %zu): %s\n",
+						len, NAMESIZE, dev->name);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (!eth_devices) {
 		eth_current = eth_devices = dev;
 		eth_current_changed();