diff --git a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
index aea96b638473..bfafbf115bf3 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/stackmap.c
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ static struct bpf_map *stack_map_alloc(union bpf_attr *attr)
 
 	/* hash table size must be power of 2 */
 	n_buckets = roundup_pow_of_two(attr->max_entries);
+	if (!n_buckets)
+		return ERR_PTR(-E2BIG);
 
 	cost = n_buckets * sizeof(struct stack_map_bucket *) + sizeof(*smap);
 	cost += n_buckets * (value_size + sizeof(struct stack_map_bucket));