diff --git a/src/audio/src/src.c b/src/audio/src/src.c
index 31c943d2b..f71d318ec 100644
--- a/src/audio/src/src.c
+++ b/src/audio/src/src.c
@@ -921,6 +921,12 @@ static int src_init(struct processing_module *mod)
 
 	comp_dbg(dev, "src_init()");
 
+	if (dev->ipc_config.type != SOF_COMP_SRC || !cfg->init_data ||
+	    cfg->size != sizeof(cd->ipc_config)) {
+		comp_err(dev, "src_init(): Missing or bad size (%u) init data",
+			 cfg->size);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	/* validate init data - either SRC sink or source rate must be set */
 	if (src_rate_check(cfg->init_data) < 0) {
 		comp_err(dev, "src_init(): SRC sink and source rate are not set");