diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index 347a66c05569..f0c553c038de 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@ static int __init ip_vs_ftp_init(void)
 	for (i=0; i<IP_VS_APP_MAX_PORTS; i++) {
 		if (!ports[i])
 			continue;
+		if (ports[i] < 0 || ports[i] > 0xffff) {
+			IP_VS_WARNING("ip_vs_ftp: Ignoring invalid "
+				      "configuration port[%d] = %d\n",
+				      i, ports[i]);
+			continue;
+		}
 		ret = register_ip_vs_app_inc(app, app->protocol, ports[i]);
 		if (ret)
 			break;