diff --git a/drivers/of/of_numa.c b/drivers/of/of_numa.c
index 27d9b4bba535c21181324d6652129f84ff174083..2411ed3c730377a880f9ec45457d315d77b38e75 100644
--- a/drivers/of/of_numa.c
+++ b/drivers/of/of_numa.c
@@ -115,9 +115,14 @@ static int __init of_numa_parse_distance_map_v1(struct device_node *map)
 		distance = of_read_number(matrix, 1);
 		matrix++;
 
+		if ((nodea == nodeb && distance != LOCAL_DISTANCE) ||
+		    (nodea != nodeb && distance <= LOCAL_DISTANCE)) {
+			pr_err("Invalid distance[node%d -> node%d] = %d\n",
+			       nodea, nodeb, distance);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		numa_set_distance(nodea, nodeb, distance);
-		pr_debug("distance[node%d -> node%d] = %d\n",
-			 nodea, nodeb, distance);
 
 		/* Set default distance of node B->A same as A->B */
 		if (nodeb > nodea)