diff --git a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
index f05306f168fa..f1e998b2796e 100644
--- a/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
+++ b/net/ax25/af_ax25.c
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ static int ax25_ctl_ioctl(const unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 	if (ax25_ctl.digi_count > AX25_MAX_DIGIS)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (ax25_ctl.arg > ULONG_MAX / HZ && ax25_ctl.cmd != AX25_KILL)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	digi.ndigi = ax25_ctl.digi_count;
 	for (k = 0; k < digi.ndigi; k++)
 		digi.calls[k] = ax25_ctl.digi_addr[k];
@@ -418,14 +421,10 @@ static int ax25_ctl_ioctl(const unsigned int cmd, void __user *arg)
 		break;
 
 	case AX25_T3:
-		if (ax25_ctl.arg < 0)
-			goto einval_put;
 		ax25->t3 = ax25_ctl.arg * HZ;
 		break;
 
 	case AX25_IDLE:
-		if (ax25_ctl.arg < 0)
-			goto einval_put;
 		ax25->idle = ax25_ctl.arg * 60 * HZ;
 		break;