diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
index 8db5717bdabe..aa3ce8aa99dc 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-davinci.c
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ static int davinci_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	else
 		nirq = DIV_ROUND_UP(ngpio, 16);
 
+	if (nirq > MAX_INT_PER_BANK) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Too many IRQs!\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	chips = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*chips), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!chips)
 		return -ENOMEM;