diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 7b344035bfe3..47a876ccd288 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_trace_netlink_extack);
 
 static inline u32 netlink_group_mask(u32 group)
 {
+	if (group > 32)
+		return 0;
 	return group ? 1 << (group - 1) : 0;
 }