diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 25391fb25516..c7b7cecb5bd1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -897,6 +897,9 @@ struct xt_table_info *xt_alloc_table_info(unsigned int size)
 	struct xt_table_info *info = NULL;
 	size_t sz = sizeof(*info) + size;
 
+	if (sz < sizeof(*info))
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* Pedantry: prevent them from hitting BUG() in vmalloc.c --RR */
 	if ((SMP_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT) + 2 > totalram_pages)
 		return NULL;