diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
index f743bfbde2a6..bbbc9de06a81 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/sm501fb.c
@@ -326,6 +326,13 @@ static int sm501fb_check_var(struct fb_var_screeninfo *var,
 	if (var->xres_virtual > 4096 || var->yres_virtual > 2048)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	/* geometry sanity checks */
+	if (var->xres + var->xoffset > var->xres_virtual)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (var->yres + var->yoffset > var->yres_virtual)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* can cope with 8,16 or 32bpp */
 
 	if (var->bits_per_pixel <= 8)