diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
index b87945db1021d4e732910a7560def079d999dea0..f84c8e982dcb398c810eb915bcd5c352686419a0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem.c
@@ -2648,6 +2648,14 @@ i915_gem_object_bind_to_gtt(struct drm_gem_object *obj, unsigned alignment)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	/* If the object is bigger than the entire aperture, reject it early
+	 * before evicting everything in a vain attempt to find space.
+	 */
+	if (obj->size > dev->gtt_total) {
+		DRM_ERROR("Attempting to bind an object larger than the aperture\n");
+		return -E2BIG;
+	}
+
  search_free:
 	free_space = drm_mm_search_free(&dev_priv->mm.gtt_space,
 					obj->size, alignment, 0);