size_t els_len = 0;
        size_t rlen;
        size_t dlen;
-       u32 dupl_desc = 0;
+       u32 desc_mask = 0;
+       u32 desc_cnt = 0;
 
        fiph = (struct fip_header *)skb->data;
        sub = fiph->fip_subcode;
 
        desc = (struct fip_desc *)(fiph + 1);
        while (rlen > 0) {
+               desc_cnt++;
                dlen = desc->fip_dlen * FIP_BPW;
                if (dlen < sizeof(*desc) || dlen > rlen)
                        goto drop;
                /* Drop ELS if there are duplicate critical descriptors */
                if (desc->fip_dtype < 32) {
-                       if (dupl_desc & 1U << desc->fip_dtype) {
+                       if (desc_mask & 1U << desc->fip_dtype) {
                                LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "Duplicate Critical "
                                                "Descriptors in FIP ELS\n");
                                goto drop;
                        }
-                       dupl_desc |= (1 << desc->fip_dtype);
+                       desc_mask |= (1 << desc->fip_dtype);
                }
                switch (desc->fip_dtype) {
                case FIP_DT_MAC:
+                       if (desc_cnt == 1) {
+                               LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "FIP descriptors "
+                                               "received out of order\n");
+                               goto drop;
+                       }
+
                        if (dlen != sizeof(struct fip_mac_desc))
                                goto len_err;
                        memcpy(granted_mac,
                case FIP_DT_FDISC:
                case FIP_DT_LOGO:
                case FIP_DT_ELP:
+                       if (desc_cnt != 1) {
+                               LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "FIP descriptors "
+                                               "received out of order\n");
+                               goto drop;
+                       }
                        if (fh)
                                goto drop;
                        if (dlen < sizeof(*els) + sizeof(*fh) + 1)
                        /* standard says ignore unknown descriptors >= 128 */
                        if (desc->fip_dtype < FIP_DT_VENDOR_BASE)
                                goto drop;
+                       if (desc_cnt <= 2) {
+                               LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "FIP descriptors "
+                                               "received out of order\n");
+                               goto drop;
+                       }
                        break;
                }
                desc = (struct fip_desc *)((char *)desc + dlen);
            els_op == ELS_LS_ACC && is_valid_ether_addr(granted_mac))
                fip->flogi_oxid = FC_XID_UNKNOWN;
 
+       if ((desc_cnt == 0) || ((els_op != ELS_LS_RJT) &&
+           (!(1U << FIP_DT_MAC & desc_mask)))) {
+               LIBFCOE_FIP_DBG(fip, "Missing critical descriptors "
+                               "in FIP ELS\n");
+               goto drop;
+       }
+
        /*
         * Convert skb into an fc_frame containing only the ELS.
         */