diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
index daf45da448fa..bb5d6a058fb7 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_IDLETIMER.c
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ static int idletimer_tg_create(struct idletimer_tg_info *info)
 		    (unsigned long) info->timer);
 	info->timer->refcnt = 1;
 
+	INIT_WORK(&info->timer->work, idletimer_tg_work);
+
 	mod_timer(&info->timer->timer,
 		  msecs_to_jiffies(info->timeout * 1000) + jiffies);
 
-	INIT_WORK(&info->timer->work, idletimer_tg_work);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_attr:
@@ -192,7 +192,10 @@ static int idletimer_tg_checkentry(const struct xt_tgchk_param *par)
 		pr_debug("timeout value is zero\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
-
+	if (info->timeout >= INT_MAX / 1000) {
+		pr_debug("timeout value is too big\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 	if (info->label[0] == '\0' ||
 	    strnlen(info->label,
 		    MAX_IDLETIMER_LABEL_SIZE) == MAX_IDLETIMER_LABEL_SIZE) {