diff --git a/regcomp.c b/regcomp.c
index 93c8d98fbb05..5f86be8086d9 100644
--- a/regcomp.c
+++ b/regcomp.c
@@ -5489,6 +5489,12 @@ S_study_chunk(pTHX_ RExC_state_t *pRExC_state, regnode **scanp,
 				  RExC_precomp)));
                 }
 
+                if ( ( minnext > 0 && mincount >= SSize_t_MAX / minnext )
+                    || min >= SSize_t_MAX - minnext * mincount )
+                {
+                    FAIL("Regexp out of space");
+                }
+
 		min += minnext * mincount;
 		is_inf_internal |= deltanext == SSize_t_MAX
                          || (maxcount == REG_INFTY && minnext + deltanext > 0);