diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index a66e85639de2..94ead43eda62 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -8502,6 +8502,9 @@ int sched_group_set_rt_period(struct task_group *tg, long rt_period_us)
 	rt_period = (u64)rt_period_us * NSEC_PER_USEC;
 	rt_runtime = tg->rt_bandwidth.rt_runtime;
 
+	if (rt_period == 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	return tg_set_bandwidth(tg, rt_period, rt_runtime);
 }