diff --git a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
index 4a27b1de5fcb..2ce3dfd7e6b9 100644
--- a/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
+++ b/drivers/block/paride/pg.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ static ssize_t pg_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t count,
 
 	if (hdr.magic != PG_MAGIC)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (hdr.dlen > PG_MAX_DATA)
+	if (hdr.dlen < 0 || hdr.dlen > PG_MAX_DATA)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if ((count - hs) > PG_MAX_DATA)
 		return -EINVAL;