diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 7d25a762f4b382..8913283b08e953 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -2787,6 +2787,12 @@ struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net,
 	else if (ops->get_num_rx_queues)
 		num_rx_queues = ops->get_num_rx_queues();
 
+	if (num_tx_queues < 1 || num_tx_queues > 4096)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	if (num_rx_queues < 1 || num_rx_queues > 4096)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
 	dev = alloc_netdev_mqs(ops->priv_size, ifname, name_assign_type,
 			       ops->setup, num_tx_queues, num_rx_queues);
 	if (!dev)