diff --git a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
index e38f471a5402..05c6d20c2a7a 100644
--- a/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
+++ b/include/linux/ptr_ring.h
@@ -351,6 +351,8 @@ static inline void *ptr_ring_consume_bh(struct ptr_ring *r)
 
 static inline void **__ptr_ring_init_queue_alloc(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp)
 {
+	if (size * sizeof(void *) > KMALLOC_MAX_SIZE)
+		return NULL;
 	return kcalloc(size, sizeof(void *), gfp);
 }