diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
index 0617e87ab343925f9568eef6a9a508afe68b0ecc..8d6074f8ba41f291d87ce9df6254a3fbc077701a 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/keyboard.c
@@ -1491,7 +1491,7 @@ static void kbd_event(struct input_handle *handle, unsigned int event_type,
 
 	if (event_type == EV_MSC && event_code == MSC_RAW && HW_RAW(handle->dev))
 		kbd_rawcode(value);
-	if (event_type == EV_KEY)
+	if (event_type == EV_KEY && event_code <= KEY_MAX)
 		kbd_keycode(event_code, value, HW_RAW(handle->dev));
 
 	spin_unlock(&kbd_event_lock);