diff --git a/zebra/zapi_msg.c b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
index db54e6f25b..0ac17a0f4a 100644
--- a/zebra/zapi_msg.c
+++ b/zebra/zapi_msg.c
@@ -2272,6 +2272,12 @@ static void zread_vrf_label(ZAPI_HANDLER_ARGS)
 	s = msg;
 	STREAM_GETL(s, nlabel);
 	STREAM_GETC(s, afi);
+
+	if (!(IS_VALID_AFI(afi))) {
+		zlog_warn("Invalid AFI for VRF label: %u", afi);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (nlabel == zvrf->label[afi]) {
 		/*
 		 * Nothing to do here move along