diff --git a/drivers/edac/skx_common.c b/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
index a9557c8344bc..f15de0ea96c8 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/skx_common.c
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ int skx_get_dimm_info(u32 mtr, u32 mcmtr, u32 amap, struct dimm_info *dimm,
 	rows = numrow(mtr);
 	cols = imc->hbm_mc ? 6 : numcol(mtr);
 
+	if (ranks < 0 || rows < 0 || cols < 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (imc->hbm_mc) {
 		banks = 32;
 		mtype = MEM_HBM2;