diff --git a/lib/iov_iter.c b/lib/iov_iter.c
index c51314639615..225b968ed8c5 100644
--- a/lib/iov_iter.c
+++ b/lib/iov_iter.c
@@ -1348,6 +1348,8 @@ ssize_t iov_iter_get_pages(struct iov_iter *i,
 		maxsize = i->count;
 	if (!maxsize)
 		return 0;
+	if (maxsize > MAX_RW_COUNT)
+		maxsize = MAX_RW_COUNT;
 
 	if (likely(iter_is_iovec(i))) {
 		unsigned int gup_flags = 0;
@@ -1474,6 +1476,8 @@ ssize_t iov_iter_get_pages_alloc(struct iov_iter *i,
 		maxsize = i->count;
 	if (!maxsize)
 		return 0;
+	if (maxsize > MAX_RW_COUNT)
+		maxsize = MAX_RW_COUNT;
 
 	if (likely(iter_is_iovec(i))) {
 		unsigned int gup_flags = 0;