diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
index 1a60832ace168..80397fbeaf0dd 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/qcom-geni-se.c
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ struct se_fw_hdr {
 /*Magic numbers*/
 #define SE_MAGIC_NUM			0x57464553
 
-#define MAX_GENI_CFG_RAMn_CNT		455
-
 #define MI_PBT_NON_PAGED_SEGMENT	0x0
 #define MI_PBT_HASH_SEGMENT		0x2
 #define MI_PBT_NOTUSED_SEGMENT		0x3
@@ -997,25 +995,31 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(geni_icc_disable);
 
 /**
  * geni_find_protocol_fw() - Locate and validate SE firmware for a protocol.
- * @dev: Pointer to the device structure.
+ * @se: Pointer to the serial engine structure.
  * @fw: Pointer to the firmware image.
  * @protocol: Expected serial engine protocol type.
+ * @fw_size_out: Non-NULL output parameter; receives the rounded, validated
+ *               firmware word count on success.
  *
  * Identifies the appropriate firmware image or configuration required for a
- * specific communication protocol instance running on a  Qualcomm GENI
- * controller.
+ * specific communication protocol instance running on a Qualcomm GENI
+ * controller. Validates the firmware size against the hardware PROG_RAM_DEPTH
+ * read from SE_HW_PARAM_2.
  *
- * Return: pointer to a valid 'struct se_fw_hdr' if found, or NULL otherwise.
+ * Return: pointer to a valid 'const struct se_fw_hdr' if found, or NULL otherwise.
  */
-static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct device *dev, const struct firmware *fw,
-					       enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol)
+static const struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,
+						     enum geni_se_protocol_type protocol,
+						     u32 *fw_size_out)
 {
+	struct device *dev = se->dev;
 	const struct elf32_hdr *ehdr;
 	const struct elf32_phdr *phdrs;
 	const struct elf32_phdr	*phdr;
-	struct se_fw_hdr *sefw;
+	const struct se_fw_hdr *sefw;
 	u32 fw_end, cfg_idx_end, cfg_val_end;
-	u16 fw_size;
+	u32 prog_ram_depth;
+	u32 fw_size;
 	int i;
 
 	if (!fw || fw->size < sizeof(struct elf32_hdr))
@@ -1054,29 +1058,30 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct device *dev, const struct
 		if (phdr->p_filesz < sizeof(struct se_fw_hdr))
 			continue;
 
-		sefw = (struct se_fw_hdr *)(fw->data + phdr->p_offset);
+		sefw = (const struct se_fw_hdr *)(fw->data + phdr->p_offset);
 		fw_size = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_size_in_items);
-		fw_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_offset) + fw_size * sizeof(u32);
-		cfg_idx_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_idx_offset) +
-			      le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u8);
-		cfg_val_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_val_offset) +
-			      le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32);
 
 		if (le32_to_cpu(sefw->magic) != SE_MAGIC_NUM || le32_to_cpu(sefw->version) != 1)
 			continue;
 
-		if (le32_to_cpu(sefw->serial_protocol) != protocol)
+		if (le16_to_cpu(sefw->serial_protocol) != protocol)
 			continue;
 
-		if (fw_size % 2 != 0) {
+		/* Round up so fw_end covers the full copy range. */
+		if (fw_size % 2 != 0)
 			fw_size++;
-			sefw->fw_size_in_items = cpu_to_le16(fw_size);
-		}
 
-		if (fw_size >= MAX_GENI_CFG_RAMn_CNT) {
-			dev_err(dev,
-				"Firmware size (%u) exceeds max allowed RAMn count (%u)\n",
-				fw_size, MAX_GENI_CFG_RAMn_CNT);
+		fw_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->fw_offset) + fw_size * sizeof(u32);
+		cfg_idx_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_idx_offset) +
+			      le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u8);
+		cfg_val_end = le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_val_offset) +
+			      le16_to_cpu(sefw->cfg_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32);
+
+		prog_ram_depth = FIELD_GET(PROG_RAM_DEPTH_MSK,
+					   readl_relaxed(se->base + SE_HW_PARAM_2));
+		if (fw_size >= prog_ram_depth) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Firmware size (%u) exceeds RAM size (%u)\n",
+				fw_size, prog_ram_depth);
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1086,6 +1091,7 @@ static struct se_fw_hdr *geni_find_protocol_fw(struct device *dev, const struct
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		*fw_size_out = fw_size;
 		return sefw;
 	}
 
@@ -1196,17 +1202,17 @@ static int geni_load_se_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,
 {
 	const u32 *fw_data, *cfg_val_arr;
 	const u8 *cfg_idx_arr;
-	u32 i, reg_value;
+	u32 i, reg_value, fw_size_in_items;
 	int ret;
-	struct se_fw_hdr *hdr;
+	const struct se_fw_hdr *hdr;
 
-	hdr = geni_find_protocol_fw(se->dev, fw, protocol);
+	hdr = geni_find_protocol_fw(se, fw, protocol, &fw_size_in_items);
 	if (!hdr)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	fw_data = (const u32 *)((u8 *)hdr + le16_to_cpu(hdr->fw_offset));
+	fw_data = (const u32 *)((const u8 *)hdr + le16_to_cpu(hdr->fw_offset));
 	cfg_idx_arr = (const u8 *)hdr + le16_to_cpu(hdr->cfg_idx_offset);
-	cfg_val_arr = (const u32 *)((u8 *)hdr + le16_to_cpu(hdr->cfg_val_offset));
+	cfg_val_arr = (const u32 *)((const u8 *)hdr + le16_to_cpu(hdr->cfg_val_offset));
 
 	ret = geni_icc_set_bw(se);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1277,7 +1283,7 @@ static int geni_load_se_fw(struct geni_se *se, const struct firmware *fw,
 
 	/* Program RAM address space. */
 	memcpy_toio(se->base + SE_GENI_CFG_RAMN, fw_data,
-		    le16_to_cpu(hdr->fw_size_in_items) * sizeof(u32));
+		    fw_size_in_items * sizeof(u32));
 
 	/* Put default values on GENI's output pads. */
 	writel_relaxed(0x1, se->base + GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG);
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h b/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
index 326744e311cea..3e812c1b40da3 100644
--- a/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
+++ b/include/linux/soc/qcom/geni-se.h
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ struct geni_se {
 #define SE_DMA_RX_FSM_RST		0xd58
 #define SE_HW_PARAM_0			0xe24
 #define SE_HW_PARAM_1			0xe28
+#define SE_HW_PARAM_2			0xe2c
 
 /* GENI_FORCE_DEFAULT_REG fields */
 #define FORCE_DEFAULT	BIT(0)
@@ -287,6 +288,9 @@ struct geni_se {
 #define RX_FIFO_DEPTH_MSK		GENMASK(21, 16)
 #define RX_FIFO_DEPTH_SHFT		16
 
+/* SE_HW_PARAM_2 fields */
+#define PROG_RAM_DEPTH_MSK		GENMASK(10, 0)
+
 #define HW_VER_MAJOR_MASK		GENMASK(31, 28)
 #define HW_VER_MAJOR_SHFT		28
 #define HW_VER_MINOR_MASK		GENMASK(27, 16)