diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index 32965ec76965..44181a2cbf18 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -5296,6 +5296,12 @@ static int __init scsi_debug_init(void)
 		pr_err("submit_queues must be 1 or more\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
+
+	if ((sdebug_max_queue > SDEBUG_CANQUEUE) || (sdebug_max_queue < 1)) {
+		pr_err("max_queue must be in range [1, %d]\n", SDEBUG_CANQUEUE);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	sdebug_q_arr = kcalloc(submit_queues, sizeof(struct sdebug_queue),
 			       GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (sdebug_q_arr == NULL)