diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
index a8519da0020bf82e9e15cfd5295cd9b6c02b5405..673fdca8d2dac0fc09fc713b8f87e2ce5879bd5f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.c
@@ -666,6 +666,8 @@ static int ctrl_get_input(struct pvr2_ctrl *cptr,int *vp)
 
 static int ctrl_check_input(struct pvr2_ctrl *cptr,int v)
 {
+	if (v < 0 || v > PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_MAX)
+		return 0;
 	return ((1 << v) & cptr->hdw->input_allowed_mask) != 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
index 25648add77e58c841ebf03672433cfb2e35da34d..bd2b7a67b7322dd3955d3dc49677625d31d4b969 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/pvrusb2-hdw.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #define PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_COMPOSITE 2
 #define PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_SVIDEO 3
 #define PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_RADIO 4
+#define PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_MAX PVR2_CVAL_INPUT_RADIO
 
 enum pvr2_config {
 	pvr2_config_empty,    /* No configuration */