diff --git a/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_proxy.cpp b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_proxy.cpp
index 8420e23..0e87631 100644
--- a/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/v4l2/v4l2_camera_proxy.cpp
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ int V4L2CameraProxy::vidioc_querybuf(V4L2CameraFile *file, struct v4l2_buffer *a
 {
 	LOG(V4L2Compat, Debug) << "Servicing vidioc_querybuf fd = " << file->efd();
 
+	if (arg->index >= bufferCount_)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!validateBufferType(arg->type) ||
 	    arg->index >= bufferCount_)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -561,6 +564,9 @@ int V4L2CameraProxy::vidioc_qbuf(V4L2CameraFile *file, struct v4l2_buffer *arg)
 	LOG(V4L2Compat, Debug) << "Servicing vidioc_qbuf, index = "
 			       << arg->index << " fd = " << file->efd();
 
+	if (arg->index >= bufferCount_)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!hasOwnership(file))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
@@ -583,6 +589,9 @@ int V4L2CameraProxy::vidioc_dqbuf(V4L2CameraFile *file, struct v4l2_buffer *arg)
 {
 	LOG(V4L2Compat, Debug) << "Servicing vidioc_dqbuf fd = " << file->efd();
 
+	if (arg->index >= bufferCount_)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!hasOwnership(file))
 		return -EBUSY;