diff --git a/block/blk-throttle.c b/block/blk-throttle.c
index ffc3b70065d4..4f10fe05744b 100644
--- a/block/blk-throttle.c
+++ b/block/blk-throttle.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,8 @@ static ssize_t tg_set_conf(struct kernfs_open_file *of,
 	if (is_u64)
 		*(u64 *)((void *)tg + of_cft(of)->private) = v;
 	else
-		*(unsigned int *)((void *)tg + of_cft(of)->private) = v;
+		*(unsigned int *)((void *)tg + of_cft(of)->private) =
+			min_t(u64, v, UINT_MAX);
 
 	tg_conf_updated(tg, false);
 	ret = 0;