diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
index 2d19655328f1..ca4733fbd02d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/sstep.c
@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ static int do_fp_load(struct instruction_op *op, unsigned long ea,
 	} u;
 
 	nb = GETSIZE(op->type);
+	if (nb > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea, nb))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	rn = op->reg;
@@ -562,6 +564,8 @@ static int do_fp_store(struct instruction_op *op, unsigned long ea,
 	} u;
 
 	nb = GETSIZE(op->type);
+	if (nb > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea, nb))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	rn = op->reg;
@@ -606,6 +610,9 @@ static nokprobe_inline int do_vec_load(int rn, unsigned long ea,
 		u8 b[sizeof(__vector128)];
 	} u = {};
 
+	if (size > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea & ~0xfUL, 16))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	/* align to multiple of size */
@@ -633,6 +640,9 @@ static nokprobe_inline int do_vec_store(int rn, unsigned long ea,
 		u8 b[sizeof(__vector128)];
 	} u;
 
+	if (size > sizeof(u))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (!address_ok(regs, ea & ~0xfUL, 16))
 		return -EFAULT;
 	/* align to multiple of size */