diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index c6b3bdbbdbc9..bfaa9ec4bc1f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -1316,6 +1316,9 @@ static int vgacon_font_get(struct vc_data *c, struct console_font *font)
 static int vgacon_resize(struct vc_data *c, unsigned int width,
 			 unsigned int height, unsigned int user)
 {
+	if ((width << 1) * height > vga_vram_size)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (width % 2 || width > screen_info.orig_video_cols ||
 	    height > (screen_info.orig_video_lines * vga_default_font_height)/
 	    c->vc_font.height)