diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 43c02004356d..004aa0fab4d8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -872,6 +872,8 @@ static int vc_do_resize(struct tty_struct *tty, struct vc_data *vc,
 	if (new_cols == vc->vc_cols && new_rows == vc->vc_rows)
 		return 0;
 
+	if (new_screen_size > (4 << 20))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	newscreen = kmalloc(new_screen_size, GFP_USER);
 	if (!newscreen)
 		return -ENOMEM;