diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c
index 1becc8779123..7600412b0739 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/mana/cq.c
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ int mana_ib_create_cq(struct ib_cq *ibcq, const struct ib_cq_init_attr *attr,
 		doorbell = mana_ucontext->doorbell;
 	} else {
 		is_rnic_cq = true;
+		if (attr->cqe > U32_MAX / COMP_ENTRY_SIZE / 2 + 1) {
+			ibdev_dbg(ibdev, "CQE %d exceeding limit\n", attr->cqe);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		buf_size = MANA_PAGE_ALIGN(roundup_pow_of_two(attr->cqe * COMP_ENTRY_SIZE));
 		cq->cqe = buf_size / COMP_ENTRY_SIZE;
 		err = mana_ib_create_kernel_queue(mdev, buf_size, GDMA_CQ, &cq->queue);