diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
index 6144b5686f13..35f940b2205d 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int fq_resize(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 log)
 }
 
 static const struct netlink_range_validation iq_range = {
-	.max = INT_MAX,
+	.max = 1 << 20,
 };
 
 static const struct nla_policy fq_policy[TCA_FQ_MAX + 1] = {
@@ -1106,14 +1106,10 @@ static int fq_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 			   nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_FLOW_PLIMIT]));
 
 	if (tb[TCA_FQ_QUANTUM]) {
-		u32 quantum = nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_QUANTUM]);
+		u32 quantum = clamp_t(u32, nla_get_u32(tb[TCA_FQ_QUANTUM]),
+				     256, 1 << 20);
 
-		if (quantum > 0 && quantum <= (1 << 20)) {
-			WRITE_ONCE(q->quantum, quantum);
-		} else {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "invalid quantum");
-			err = -EINVAL;
-		}
+		WRITE_ONCE(q->quantum, quantum);
 	}
 
 	if (tb[TCA_FQ_INITIAL_QUANTUM])
@@ -1232,7 +1228,7 @@ static int fq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	sch->limit		= 10000;
 	q->flow_plimit		= 100;
 	mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 1, 1 << 20);
-	q->quantum		= min_t(u32, 2 * mtu, 1 << 20);
+	q->quantum		= clamp_t(u32, 2 * mtu, 256, 1 << 20);
 	q->initial_quantum	= min_t(u32, 10 * mtu, 1 << 20);
 	q->flow_refill_delay	= msecs_to_jiffies(40);
 	q->flow_max_rate	= ~0UL;