diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c b/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
index 344b22ec2553..3ea57c3504e2 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/vt1211.c
@@ -879,6 +879,9 @@ static ssize_t set_vrm(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	if (val > 255)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	data->vrm = val;
 
 	return count;