diff --git a/sound/core/compress_offload.c b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
index 4490a699030b..555df64d46ff 100644
--- a/sound/core/compress_offload.c
+++ b/sound/core/compress_offload.c
@@ -529,7 +529,8 @@ static int snd_compress_check_input(struct snd_compr_params *params)
 {
 	/* first let's check the buffer parameter's */
 	if (params->buffer.fragment_size == 0 ||
-	    params->buffer.fragments > INT_MAX / params->buffer.fragment_size)
+	    params->buffer.fragments > INT_MAX / params->buffer.fragment_size ||
+	    params->buffer.fragments == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* now codec parameters */