diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_ethtool.c
index abe5921dde02..87c0af203dc4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/libwx/wx_ethtool.c
@@ -319,8 +319,11 @@ int wx_set_coalesce(struct net_device *netdev,
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
-	if (ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq)
-		wx->tx_work_limit = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq;
+	if (ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq > U16_MAX  ||
+	    !ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	wx->tx_work_limit = ec->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq;
 
 	if (wx->mac.type == wx_mac_sp)
 		max_eitr = WX_SP_MAX_EITR;