diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
index df0d8d8526fc..4418155a879b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/resctrl/resctrl_tests.c
@@ -228,9 +228,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return ksft_exit_skip("Not running as root. Skipping...\n");
 
 	if (has_ben) {
+		if (argc - ben_ind >= BENCHMARK_ARGS)
+			ksft_exit_fail_msg("Too long benchmark command.\n");
+
 		/* Extract benchmark command from command line. */
 		for (i = ben_ind; i < argc; i++) {
 			benchmark_cmd[i - ben_ind] = benchmark_cmd_area[i];
+			if (strlen(argv[i]) >= BENCHMARK_ARG_SIZE)
+				ksft_exit_fail_msg("Too long benchmark command argument.\n");
 			sprintf(benchmark_cmd[i - ben_ind], "%s", argv[i]);
 		}
 		benchmark_cmd[ben_count] = NULL;