diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
index b425718925c0..52e161dbd204 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sbuslib.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int sbusfb_ioctl_helper(unsigned long cmd, unsigned long arg,
 		    get_user(ublue, &c->blue))
 			return -EFAULT;
 
-		if (index + count > cmap->len)
+		if (index > cmap->len || count > cmap->len - index)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {