diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
index 0a0524f60924d1..966913a07e9a84 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/qp.c
@@ -259,7 +259,11 @@ static int set_rq_size(struct mlx5_ib_dev *dev, struct ib_qp_cap *cap,
 	} else {
 		if (ucmd) {
 			qp->rq.wqe_cnt = ucmd->rq_wqe_count;
+			if (ucmd->rq_wqe_shift > BITS_PER_BYTE * sizeof(ucmd->rq_wqe_shift))
+				return -EINVAL;
 			qp->rq.wqe_shift = ucmd->rq_wqe_shift;
+			if ((1 << qp->rq.wqe_shift) / sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_data_seg) < qp->wq_sig)
+				return -EINVAL;
 			qp->rq.max_gs = (1 << qp->rq.wqe_shift) / sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_data_seg) - qp->wq_sig;
 			qp->rq.max_post = qp->rq.wqe_cnt;
 		} else {