diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 2f6b2eee7779..f756c4ebfd17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3898,6 +3898,8 @@ err:
 				       aq_ret);
 }
 
+#define I40E_MAX_VF_CLOUD_FILTER 0xFF00
+
 /**
  * i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter
  * @vf: pointer to the VF info
@@ -3937,6 +3939,14 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	if (vf->num_cloud_filters >= I40E_MAX_VF_CLOUD_FILTER) {
+		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "VF %d: Max number of filters reached, can't apply cloud filter\n",
+			 vf->vf_id);
+		aq_ret = -ENOSPC;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	cfilter = kzalloc(sizeof(*cfilter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cfilter) {
 		aq_ret = -ENOMEM;