diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
index 2410d53a75aa..a9136a6523cb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_execbuf.c
@@ -1510,6 +1510,12 @@ static int vmw_cmd_dma(struct vmw_private *dev_priv,
 	bool dirty;
 
 	cmd = container_of(header, typeof(*cmd), header);
+
+	if (unlikely(header->size < sizeof(cmd->body) + sizeof(*suffix))) {
+		VMW_DEBUG_USER("Illegal SVGA_3D_CMD_SURFACE_DMA size.\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	suffix = (SVGA3dCmdSurfaceDMASuffix *)((unsigned long) &cmd->body +
 					       header->size - sizeof(*suffix));