diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 95a4b8ae2aea..f9b81be6c761 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -432,7 +432,9 @@ int __must_check device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
 				DISK_MAX_PARTS);
 			disk->minors = DISK_MAX_PARTS;
 		}
-		if (disk->first_minor + disk->minors > MINORMASK + 1)
+		if (disk->first_minor > MINORMASK ||
+		    disk->minors > MINORMASK + 1 ||
+		    disk->first_minor + disk->minors > MINORMASK + 1)
 			goto out_exit_elevator;
 	} else {
 		if (WARN_ON(disk->minors))