diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_u32.c b/net/netfilter/xt_u32.c
index 117d4615d668..ec1a21e3b6e2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/xt_u32.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/xt_u32.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static int u32_mt_checkentry(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 {
 	const struct xt_u32 *data = par->matchinfo;
 	const struct xt_u32_test *ct;
-	unsigned int i;
+	unsigned int i, j;
 
 	if (data->ntests > ARRAY_SIZE(data->tests))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ static int u32_mt_checkentry(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
 		if (ct->nnums > ARRAY_SIZE(ct->location) ||
 		    ct->nvalues > ARRAY_SIZE(ct->value))
 			return -EINVAL;
+
+		for (j = 1; j < ct->nnums; ++j) {
+			switch (ct->location[j].nextop) {
+			case XT_U32_LEFTSH:
+			case XT_U32_RIGHTSH:
+				if (ct->location[j].number >= 32)
+					return -EINVAL;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;