diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp b/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
index d7c8ad8c16..5d8defad20 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-rpc/ggml-rpc.cpp
@@ -1162,12 +1162,18 @@ ggml_tensor * rpc_server::deserialize_tensor(struct ggml_context * ctx, const rp
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    // Fix: Prevent division by zero if blck_size is 0 (e.g., deprecated types)
+    if (ggml_blck_size((enum ggml_type)tensor->type) == 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("[%s] invalid tensor type received (blck_size is 0): %u\n", __func__, tensor->type);
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     ggml_tensor * result = ggml_new_tensor_4d(ctx, (ggml_type) tensor->type,
         tensor->ne[0], tensor->ne[1], tensor->ne[2], tensor->ne[3]);
 
     // ggml_new_tensor_4d might fail if dimensions are invalid, although less likely to crash than invalid type
     if (result == nullptr) {
-        GGML_LOG_ERROR("[%s] ggml_new_tensor_4d failed for type %u\\n", __func__, tensor->type);
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("[%s] ggml_new_tensor_4d failed for type %u\n", __func__, tensor->type);
         return nullptr;
     }