diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
index 27650cd5857f..490162fb0893 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ static int do_fp_load(struct instruction_op *op, unsigned long ea,
 	} u;
 
 	nb = GETSIZE(op->type);
+	if (nb > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea, nb))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	rn = op->reg;
@@ -519,6 +521,8 @@ static int do_fp_store(struct instruction_op *op, unsigned long ea,
 	} u;
 
 	nb = GETSIZE(op->type);
+	if (nb > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea, nb))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	rn = op->reg;
@@ -563,6 +567,9 @@ static nokprobe_inline int do_vec_load(int rn, unsigned long ea,
 		u8 b[sizeof(__vector128)];
 	} u = {};
 
+	if (size > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea & ~0xfUL, 16))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	/* align to multiple of size */
@@ -590,6 +597,9 @@ static nokprobe_inline int do_vec_store(int rn, unsigned long ea,
 		u8 b[sizeof(__vector128)];
 	} u;
 
+	if (size > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea & ~0xfUL, 16))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	/* align to multiple of size */