1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.c
index 536782e3bcb7..e9bdd462f4f5 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-metadata.c
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ int dm_sm_metadata_create(struct dm_space_map *sm,
         if (r)
                 return r;
 
+        if (nr_blocks > DM_SM_METADATA_MAX_BLOCKS)
+                nr_blocks = DM_SM_METADATA_MAX_BLOCKS;
         r = sm_ll_extend(&smm->ll, nr_blocks);
         if (r)
                 return r;