diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-neigh.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-neigh.yaml
index 0f46ef313590..c8e55c98d564 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-neigh.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/rt-neigh.yaml
@@ -341,6 +341,9 @@ attribute-sets:
       -
         name: interval-probe-time-ms
         type: u64
+        checks:
+          min: 1
+          max: 86400000
 
 operations:
   enum-model: directional
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
index 208f46967ee5..b05829e44d8f 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ neigh/default/unres_qlen - INTEGER
 
 neigh/default/interval_probe_time_ms - INTEGER
 	The probe interval for neighbor entries with NTF_MANAGED flag,
-	the min value is 1.
+	the min value is 1, and the max value is 86400000 (1 day).
 
 	Default: 5000
 
diff --git a/net/core/neighbour.c b/net/core/neighbour.c
index 49dd7df149ef..0db78a0dfb51 100644
--- a/net/core/neighbour.c
+++ b/net/core/neighbour.c
@@ -2359,6 +2359,13 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl_neightbl_policy[NDTA_MAX+1] = {
 	[NDTA_PARMS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
 
+#define NTBL_PARM_MS_MAX	(24 * 60 * 60 * MSEC_PER_SEC)
+
+static const struct netlink_range_validation nl_ntbl_parm_ms_range = {
+	.min = 1,
+	.max = NTBL_PARM_MS_MAX,
+};
+
 static const struct nla_policy nl_ntbl_parm_policy[NDTPA_MAX+1] = {
 	[NDTPA_IFINDEX]			= { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[NDTPA_QUEUE_LEN]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -2375,7 +2382,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy nl_ntbl_parm_policy[NDTPA_MAX+1] = {
 	[NDTPA_ANYCAST_DELAY]		= { .type = NLA_U64 },
 	[NDTPA_PROXY_DELAY]		= { .type = NLA_U64 },
 	[NDTPA_LOCKTIME]		= { .type = NLA_U64 },
-	[NDTPA_INTERVAL_PROBE_TIME_MS]	= { .type = NLA_U64, .min = 1 },
+	[NDTPA_INTERVAL_PROBE_TIME_MS]	= NLA_POLICY_FULL_RANGE(NLA_U64,
+								&nl_ntbl_parm_ms_range),
 };
 
 static int neightbl_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -3672,12 +3680,13 @@ static int neigh_proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_positive(const struct ctl_table *ctl,
 						   void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct ctl_table tmp = *ctl;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, min, max;
 
-	int min = msecs_to_jiffies(1);
+	min = msecs_to_jiffies(1);
+	max = msecs_to_jiffies(NTBL_PARM_MS_MAX);
 
 	tmp.extra1 = &min;
-	tmp.extra2 = NULL;
+	tmp.extra2 = &max;
 
 	ret = proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 	neigh_proc_update(ctl, write);