diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-log.c b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
index 1aa6a4a7d232..d316757a328b 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-log.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-log.c
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ static int create_log_context(struct dm_dirty_log *log, struct dm_target *ti,
 
 	struct log_c *lc;
 	uint32_t region_size;
-	unsigned int region_count;
+	sector_t region_count;
 	size_t bitset_size, buf_size;
 	int r;
 	char dummy;
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ static int create_log_context(struct dm_dirty_log *log, struct dm_target *ti,
 	}
 
 	region_count = dm_sector_div_up(ti->len, region_size);
+	if (region_count > UINT_MAX) {
+		DMWARN("region count exceeds limit of %u", UINT_MAX);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
 
 	lc = kmalloc_obj(*lc);
 	if (!lc) {