diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
index bd046c41a53a..8f2f37412fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/ir-lirc-codec.c
@@ -298,11 +298,14 @@ static long ir_lirc_ioctl(struct file *filep, unsigned int cmd,
 		if (!dev->max_timeout)
 			return -ENOTTY;
 
+		/* Check for multiply overflow */
+		if (val > U32_MAX / 1000)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
 		tmp = val * 1000;
 
-		if (tmp < dev->min_timeout ||
-		    tmp > dev->max_timeout)
-				return -EINVAL;
+		if (tmp < dev->min_timeout || tmp > dev->max_timeout)
+			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (dev->s_timeout)
 			ret = dev->s_timeout(dev, tmp);