diff --git a/src/evmctl.c b/src/evmctl.c
index ac2e46f..6ab3dd4 100644
--- a/src/evmctl.c
+++ b/src/evmctl.c
@@ -2189,6 +2189,10 @@ static int ima_measurement(const char *file)
 				log_err("Unable to read template length\n");
 				goto out;
 			}
+			if (entry.template_len == 0) {
+				log_err("Invalid template data len\n");
+				goto out;
+			}
 		} else {
 			entry.template_len = SHA_DIGEST_LENGTH +
 					     TCG_EVENT_NAME_LEN_MAX + 1;