diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
index fe8e8a1622b5..186f97f1c6c0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_hashlimit.c
@@ -845,6 +845,8 @@ hashlimit_mt(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
 	return hashlimit_mt_common(skb, par, hinfo, &info->cfg, 3);
 }
 
+#define HASHLIMIT_MAX_SIZE 1048576
+
 static int hashlimit_mt_check_common(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par,
 				     struct xt_hashlimit_htable **hinfo,
 				     struct hashlimit_cfg3 *cfg,
@@ -855,6 +857,14 @@ static int hashlimit_mt_check_common(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par,
 
 	if (cfg->gc_interval == 0 || cfg->expire == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (cfg->size > HASHLIMIT_MAX_SIZE) {
+		cfg->size = HASHLIMIT_MAX_SIZE;
+		pr_info_ratelimited("size too large, truncated to %u\n", cfg->size);
+	}
+	if (cfg->max > HASHLIMIT_MAX_SIZE) {
+		cfg->max = HASHLIMIT_MAX_SIZE;
+		pr_info_ratelimited("max too large, truncated to %u\n", cfg->max);
+	}
 	if (par->family == NFPROTO_IPV4) {
 		if (cfg->srcmask > 32 || cfg->dstmask > 32)
 			return -EINVAL;