diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_dma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_dma.c
index d91856779beb..70de29f4e2b4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i810/i810_dma.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void i810_dma_dispatch_vertex(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (nbox > I810_NR_SAREA_CLIPRECTS)
 		nbox = I810_NR_SAREA_CLIPRECTS;
 
-	if (used > 4 * 1024)
+	if (used < 0 || used > 4 * 1024)
 		used = 0;
 
 	if (sarea_priv->dirty)
@@ -1043,7 +1043,7 @@ static void i810_dma_dispatch_mc(struct drm_device *dev, struct drm_buf *buf, in
 	if (u != I810_BUF_CLIENT)
 		DRM_DEBUG("MC found buffer that isn't mine!\n");
 
-	if (used > 4 * 1024)
+	if (used < 0 || used > 4 * 1024)
 		used = 0;
 
 	sarea_priv->dirty = 0x7f;