diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 97f32a0c68d0..1d9d94ef4d78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -653,6 +653,13 @@ static int i40e_config_vsi_tx_queue(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_id,
 
 	/* only set the required fields */
 	tx_ctx.base = info->dma_ring_addr / 128;
+
+	/* ring_len has to be multiple of 8 */
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(info->ring_len, 8) ||
+	    info->ring_len > I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS_XL710) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error_context;
+	}
 	tx_ctx.qlen = info->ring_len;
 	tx_ctx.rdylist = le16_to_cpu(vsi->info.qs_handle[0]);
 	tx_ctx.rdylist_act = 0;
@@ -716,6 +723,13 @@ static int i40e_config_vsi_rx_queue(struct i40e_vf *vf, u16 vsi_id,
 
 	/* only set the required fields */
 	rx_ctx.base = info->dma_ring_addr / 128;
+
+	/* ring_len has to be multiple of 32 */
+	if (!IS_ALIGNED(info->ring_len, 32) ||
+	    info->ring_len > I40E_MAX_NUM_DESCRIPTORS_XL710) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto error_param;
+	}
 	rx_ctx.qlen = info->ring_len;
 
 	if (info->splithdr_enabled) {