diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
index f500020d7daf..1269284461da 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic-v3.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,12 @@ static int gic_irq_domain_translate(struct irq_domain *d,
 		if(fwspec->param_count != 2)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (fwspec->param[0] < 16) {
+			pr_err(FW_BUG "Illegal GSI%d translation request\n",
+			       fwspec->param[0]);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		*hwirq = fwspec->param[0];
 		*type = fwspec->param[1];
 
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index 5f22c9d65e57..99077f30f699 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -1085,6 +1085,12 @@ static int gic_irq_domain_translate(struct irq_domain *d,
 		if(fwspec->param_count != 2)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
+		if (fwspec->param[0] < 16) {
+			pr_err(FW_BUG "Illegal GSI%d translation request\n",
+			       fwspec->param[0]);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		*hwirq = fwspec->param[0];
 		*type = fwspec->param[1];