static set_dcd_val_t set_dcd_val;
 static set_dcd_rst_t set_dcd_rst;
 static set_imx_hdr_t set_imx_hdr;
+static uint32_t max_dcd_entries;
 
 static uint32_t get_cfg_value(char *token, char *name,  int linenr)
 {
 {
        dcd_v1_t *dcd_v1 = &imxhdr->header.hdr_v1.dcd_table;
 
-       if (dcd_len > MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V1) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s[%d] -"
-                       "DCD table exceeds maximum size(%d)\n",
-                       name, lineno, MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V1);
-               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-       }
-
        dcd_v1->preamble.barker = DCD_BARKER;
        dcd_v1->preamble.length = dcd_len * sizeof(dcd_type_addr_data_t);
 }
 {
        dcd_v2_t *dcd_v2 = &imxhdr->header.hdr_v2.dcd_table;
 
-       if (dcd_len > MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V2) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s[%d] -"
-                       "DCD table exceeds maximum size(%d)\n",
-                       name, lineno, MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V2);
-               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-       }
-
        dcd_v2->header.tag = DCD_HEADER_TAG;
        dcd_v2->header.length = cpu_to_be16(
                        dcd_len * sizeof(dcd_addr_data_t) + 8);
                set_dcd_val = set_dcd_val_v1;
                set_dcd_rst = set_dcd_rst_v1;
                set_imx_hdr = set_imx_hdr_v1;
+               max_dcd_entries = MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V1;
                break;
        case IMXIMAGE_V2:
                set_dcd_val = set_dcd_val_v2;
                set_dcd_rst = set_dcd_rst_v2;
                set_imx_hdr = set_imx_hdr_v2;
+               max_dcd_entries = MAX_HW_CFG_SIZE_V2;
                break;
        default:
                err_imximage_version(imximage_version);
                value = get_cfg_value(token, name, lineno);
                (*set_dcd_val)(imxhdr, name, lineno, fld, value, *dcd_len);
 
-               if (fld == CFG_REG_VALUE)
+               if (fld == CFG_REG_VALUE) {
                        (*dcd_len)++;
+                       if (*dcd_len > max_dcd_entries) {
+                               fprintf(stderr, "Error: %s[%d] -"
+                                       "DCD table exceeds maximum size(%d)\n",
+                                       name, lineno, max_dcd_entries);
+                               exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                       }
+               }
                break;
        default:
                break;