diff --git a/include/linux/tipc_config.h b/include/linux/tipc_config.h
index 7d42460a5e3c..c14102dee22e 100644
--- a/include/linux/tipc_config.h
+++ b/include/linux/tipc_config.h
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@
 #define TIPC_DEF_LINK_TOL 1500
 #define TIPC_MAX_LINK_TOL 30000
 
+#if (TIPC_MIN_LINK_TOL < 16)
+#error "TIPC_MIN_LINK_TOL is too small (abort limit may be NaN)"
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Link window limits (min, default, max), in packets
  */
diff --git a/net/tipc/link.c b/net/tipc/link.c
index 1c5c53a81531..3c1c28cdbaa4 100644
--- a/net/tipc/link.c
+++ b/net/tipc/link.c
@@ -2617,6 +2617,9 @@ static void link_check_defragm_bufs(struct link *l_ptr)
 
 static void link_set_supervision_props(struct link *l_ptr, u32 tolerance)
 {
+	if ((tolerance < TIPC_MIN_LINK_TOL) || (tolerance > TIPC_MAX_LINK_TOL))
+		return;
+
 	l_ptr->tolerance = tolerance;
 	l_ptr->continuity_interval =
 		((tolerance / 4) > 500) ? 500 : tolerance / 4;