diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
index ce0dd78826af..a95772158176 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/xilinx/xilinx_axienet_main.c
@@ -1570,6 +1570,12 @@ axienet_ethtools_set_coalesce(struct net_device *ndev,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
+	if (ecoalesce->rx_max_coalesced_frames > 255 ||
+	    ecoalesce->tx_max_coalesced_frames > 255) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "frames must be less than 256");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	if (ecoalesce->rx_max_coalesced_frames)
 		lp->coalesce_count_rx = ecoalesce->rx_max_coalesced_frames;
 	if (ecoalesce->rx_coalesce_usecs)