diff --git a/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_shared_mem.c b/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_shared_mem.c
index 1da2efc..f7911b9 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_shared_mem.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/spm/el3_spmc/spmc_shared_mem.c
@@ -1828,6 +1828,13 @@
 		goto err_unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (obj->desc_filled != obj->desc_size) {
+		WARN("%s: incomplete object desc filled %zu < size %zu\n",
+		     __func__, obj->desc_filled, obj->desc_size);
+		ret = FFA_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER;
+		goto err_unlock;
+	}
+
 	/* Allow for platform specific operations to be performed. */
 	ret = plat_spmc_shmem_reclaim(&obj->desc);
 	if (ret != 0) {