diff --git a/src/eap_peer/eap.c b/src/eap_peer/eap.c
index 2ed74b8f0..a4c9b2506 100644
--- a/src/eap_peer/eap.c
+++ b/src/eap_peer/eap.c
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ SM_STATE(EAP, METHOD)
 {
 	struct wpabuf *eapReqData;
 	struct eap_method_ret ret;
+	int min_len = 1;
 
 	SM_ENTRY(EAP, METHOD);
 	if (sm->m == NULL) {
@@ -356,7 +357,9 @@ SM_STATE(EAP, METHOD)
 	}
 
 	eapReqData = eapol_get_eapReqData(sm);
-	if (!eap_hdr_len_valid(eapReqData, 1))
+	if (sm->m->vendor == EAP_VENDOR_IETF && sm->m->method == EAP_TYPE_LEAP)
+		min_len = 0; /* LEAP uses EAP-Success without payload */
+	if (!eap_hdr_len_valid(eapReqData, min_len))
 		return;
 
 	/*