--- ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c.orig	2012-12-07 15:48:31.000000000 +0100
+++ ipmitool-1.8.11/lib/ipmi_fru.c	2012-12-12 17:19:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -955,6 +957,7 @@ fru_area_print_chassis(struct ipmi_intf
 	char * fru_area;
 	uint8_t * fru_data;
 	uint32_t fru_len, area_len, i;
+	int chassis_type;
 
 	i = offset;
 	fru_len = 0;
@@ -983,8 +986,11 @@ fru_area_print_chassis(struct ipmi_intf
 	i++;	/* skip fru area version */
 	area_len = fru_data[i++] * 8; /* fru area length */
 
+	chassis_type = fru_data[i++];
+	if (chassis_type > 23) chassis_type = 1;  /* unknown */
+
 	printf(" Chassis Type			 : %s\n",
-			 chassis_type_desc[fru_data[i++]]);
+			 chassis_type_desc[chassis_type]);
 
 	fru_area = get_fru_area_str(fru_data, &i);
 	if (fru_area != NULL && strlen(fru_area) > 0) {