diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
index 7681341fe32b8725840d70b137782f5f1f316bc0..baf03d4d86d2948913487a3c22eb7d9abfdf4de1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
@@ -1279,6 +1279,9 @@ int vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (req->multisample_count != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (req->mip_levels > DRM_VMW_MAX_MIP_LEVELS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (unlikely(vmw_user_surface_size == 0))
 		vmw_user_surface_size = ttm_round_pot(sizeof(*user_srf)) +
 			128;