diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
index 5b8a594fb9e2..9b6121a3a2d2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ctrls-core.c
@@ -1253,6 +1253,18 @@ static int std_validate_compound(const struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl, u32 idx,
 
 			p_hevc_pps->flags &=
 				~V4L2_HEVC_PPS_FLAG_LOOP_FILTER_ACROSS_TILES_ENABLED;
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * These count the entries the stateless HEVC drivers
+			 * read from column_width_minus1[] / row_height_minus1[]
+			 * and use as tile-loop bounds.
+			 */
+			if (p_hevc_pps->num_tile_columns_minus1 >=
+			    ARRAY_SIZE(p_hevc_pps->column_width_minus1))
+				return -EINVAL;
+			if (p_hevc_pps->num_tile_rows_minus1 >=
+			    ARRAY_SIZE(p_hevc_pps->row_height_minus1))
+				return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
 		if (p_hevc_pps->flags &