diff --git a/kernel/res_counter.c b/kernel/res_counter.c
index 3f0417f97e7665f514b73280e4bbff2e9608f96a..085d3ae478fe5ac7c89da55b6215a49bd8cd9c4d 100644
--- a/kernel/res_counter.c
+++ b/kernel/res_counter.c
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ int res_counter_memparse_write_strategy(const char *buf,
 	if (*end != '\0')
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	*res = PAGE_ALIGN(*res);
+	if (PAGE_ALIGN(*res) >= *res)
+		*res = PAGE_ALIGN(*res);
+	else
+		*res = RES_COUNTER_MAX;
+
 	return 0;
 }