diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
index 405acc14d718..a529174c94cf 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-ioctl.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,10 @@ static void retrieve_status(struct dm_table *table,
 		used = param->data_start + (outptr - outbuf);
 
 		outptr = align_ptr(outptr);
+		if (!outptr || outptr > outbuf + len) {
+			param->flags |= DM_BUFFER_FULL_FLAG;
+			break;
+		}
 		spec->next = outptr - outbuf;
 	}