diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 4dfe10b9f96c8488283501b13e8950f3f4873856..86350fe5cfc8f73ba93c32b053018c5e3bfdbada 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static int get_dist_table(struct Qdisc *sch, struct disttable **tbl,
 	struct disttable *d;
 	int i;
 
-	if (n > NETEM_DIST_MAX)
+	if (!n || n > NETEM_DIST_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	d = kvmalloc(sizeof(struct disttable) + n * sizeof(s16), GFP_KERNEL);