diff --git a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
index 813b82c59360..3fc53d20abf3 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/xilinx_sdfec.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int xsdfec_reg0_write(struct xsdfec_dev *xsdfec, u32 n, u32 k, u32 psize,
 {
 	u32 wdata;
 
-	if (n < XSDFEC_REG0_N_MIN || n > XSDFEC_REG0_N_MAX ||
+	if (n < XSDFEC_REG0_N_MIN || n > XSDFEC_REG0_N_MAX || psize == 0 ||
 	    (n > XSDFEC_REG0_N_MUL_P * psize) || n <= k || ((n % psize) != 0)) {
 		dev_dbg(xsdfec->dev, "N value is not in range");
 		return -EINVAL;