diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
index 97abcd497c7e..bf76dadbed87 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/core/fbmem.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,10 @@ fb_set_var(struct fb_info *info, struct fb_var_screeninfo *var)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	/* bitfill_aligned() assumes that it's at least 8x8 */
+	if (var->xres < 8 || var->yres < 8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	ret = info->fbops->fb_check_var(var, info);
 
 	if (ret)