diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index 7bb3988425ee..0854197e0e67 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -2645,7 +2645,16 @@ static int do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv(bool *negp, unsigned long *lvalp,
 {
 	struct do_proc_dointvec_minmax_conv_param *param = data;
 	if (write) {
-		int val = *negp ? -*lvalp : *lvalp;
+		int val;
+		if (*negp) {
+			if (*lvalp > (unsigned long) INT_MAX + 1)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			val = -*lvalp;
+		} else {
+			if (*lvalp > (unsigned long) INT_MAX)
+				return -EINVAL;
+			val = *lvalp;
+		}
 		if ((param->min && *param->min > val) ||
 		    (param->max && *param->max < val))
 			return -EINVAL;