diff --git a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
index 6ec8f02f463b6..6aa9e10c6335a 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/cgroup.c
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ int __cgroup_bpf_run_filter_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (ctx.optlen > max_optlen) {
+	if (ctx.optlen > max_optlen || ctx.optlen < 0) {
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto out;
 	}