diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
index 1b3ed25..db8c3a5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
@@ -243,13 +243,20 @@
 	return rsl_siemens_mrpci(lchan, &mrpci);
 }
 
-int gsm48_paging_extract_mi(struct msgb *msg, char *mi_string, u_int8_t *mi_type)
+int gsm48_paging_extract_mi(struct gsm48_pag_resp *resp, int length,
+			    char *mi_string, u_int8_t *mi_type)
 {
-	struct gsm48_hdr *gh = msgb_l3(msg);
-	u_int8_t *classmark2_lv = gh->data + 1;
-	u_int8_t *mi_lv = gh->data + 2 + *classmark2_lv;
-	*mi_type = mi_lv[1] & GSM_MI_TYPE_MASK;
+	u_int8_t *classmark2_lv = (uint8_t *) &resp->classmark2;
 
+	/* Check the size for the classmark */
+	if (length < 2 + *classmark2_lv)
+		return -1;
+
+	u_int8_t *mi_lv = classmark2_lv + *classmark2_lv + 1;
+	if (length < 3 + *classmark2_lv + mi_lv[0])
+		return -2;
+
+	*mi_type = mi_lv[1] & GSM_MI_TYPE_MASK;
 	return gsm48_mi_to_string(mi_string, GSM48_MI_SIZE, mi_lv+1, *mi_lv);
 }