diff --git a/net/sctp/socket.c b/net/sctp/socket.c
index adfb4b58831f..5f081ea3c427 100644
--- a/net/sctp/socket.c
+++ b/net/sctp/socket.c
@@ -4280,7 +4280,7 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt_disable_fragments(struct sock *sk, int len,
 static int sctp_getsockopt_events(struct sock *sk, int len, char __user *optval,
 				  int __user *optlen)
 {
-	if (len <= 0)
+	if (len == 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (len > sizeof(struct sctp_event_subscribe))
 		len = sizeof(struct sctp_event_subscribe);
@@ -5801,6 +5801,9 @@ static int sctp_getsockopt(struct sock *sk, int level, int optname,
 	if (get_user(len, optlen))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
+	if (len < 0)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	lock_sock(sk);
 
 	switch (optname) {