diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
index 16135ac18bfe7e6ad9925405ac1a427e4db626a4..1b3985cdc64c0a8eddb762d3db33440b0830ae52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/micrel.c
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ static int kszphy_setup_led(struct phy_device *phydev,
 	if (of_property_read_u32(of_node, "micrel,led-mode", &val))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (val > 3) {
+		dev_err(&phydev->dev, "invalid led mode: 0x%02x\n", val);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	temp = phy_read(phydev, reg);
 	if (temp < 0)
 		return temp;