diff --git a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/pb_adv.c b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/pb_adv.c
index 015df3e96e8..b7df81c1fa3 100644
--- a/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/pb_adv.c
+++ b/subsys/bluetooth/mesh/pb_adv.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static struct bt_mesh_send_cb buf_sent_cb = {
 	.end = buf_sent,
 };
 
-static uint8_t last_seg(uint8_t len)
+static uint8_t last_seg(uint16_t len)
 {
 	if (len <= START_PAYLOAD_MAX) {
 		return 0;
@@ -482,6 +482,13 @@ static void gen_prov_start(struct prov_rx *rx, struct net_buf_simple *buf)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (START_LAST_SEG(rx->gpc) != last_seg(link.rx.buf->len)) {
+		BT_ERR("Invalid SegN (%u, calculated %u)", START_LAST_SEG(rx->gpc),
+		       last_seg(link.rx.buf->len));
+		prov_failed(PROV_ERR_NVAL_FMT);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	prov_clear_tx();
 
 	link.rx.last_seg = START_LAST_SEG(rx->gpc);