diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
index 05fa092c942b..6fed5a8da005 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
@@ -1280,6 +1280,9 @@ int vmw_gb_surface_define_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	if (req->multisample_count != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (req->mip_levels > DRM_VMW_MAX_MIP_LEVELS)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (unlikely(vmw_user_surface_size == 0))
 		vmw_user_surface_size = ttm_round_pot(sizeof(*user_srf)) +
 			128;