diff --git a/toxcore/Messenger.c b/toxcore/Messenger.c
index 9fa0c607..738f0a2f 100644
--- a/toxcore/Messenger.c
+++ b/toxcore/Messenger.c
@@ -1969,6 +1969,9 @@ void do_friends(Messenger *m)
 
                         USERSTATUS status = data[0];
 
+                        if (status >= USERSTATUS_INVALID)
+                            break;
+
                         if (m->friend_userstatuschange)
                             m->friend_userstatuschange(m, i, status, m->friend_userstatuschange_userdata);