diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c
index b8c6a03c8c54df15def2d359ee5253f213f1816e..1802d0e7fab8f23fda6b954efb3a1426a3ad18f2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_ioctl.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ int vmw_get_cap_3d_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	bool gb_objects = !!(dev_priv->capabilities & SVGA_CAP_GBOBJECTS);
 	struct vmw_fpriv *vmw_fp = vmw_fpriv(file_priv);
 
-	if (unlikely(arg->pad64 != 0)) {
+	if (unlikely(arg->pad64 != 0 || arg->max_size == 0)) {
 		DRM_ERROR("Illegal GET_3D_CAP argument.\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}