diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 4d4a733f1e8d..557b67f1db99 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -1928,4 +1928,9 @@ static inline bool nla_is_last(const struct nlattr *nla, int rem)
 	return nla->nla_len == rem;
 }
 
+void nla_get_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+			    struct netlink_range_validation *range);
+void nla_get_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+			  struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/nlattr.c b/lib/nlattr.c
index 6dcbe1bedd3b..bc5b5cf608c4 100644
--- a/lib/nlattr.c
+++ b/lib/nlattr.c
@@ -111,26 +111,40 @@ static int nla_validate_array(const struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nla_validate_int_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
-					   const struct nlattr *nla,
-					   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+void nla_get_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+			    struct netlink_range_validation *range)
 {
-	struct netlink_range_validation _range = {
-		.min = 0,
-		.max = U64_MAX,
-	}, *range = &_range;
-	u64 value;
-
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(pt->validation_type != NLA_VALIDATE_RANGE_PTR &&
 		     (pt->min < 0 || pt->max < 0));
 
+	range->min = 0;
+
+	switch (pt->type) {
+	case NLA_U8:
+		range->max = U8_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_U16:
+		range->max = U16_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_U32:
+		range->max = U32_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_U64:
+	case NLA_MSECS:
+		range->max = U64_MAX;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	switch (pt->validation_type) {
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_RANGE:
 		range->min = pt->min;
 		range->max = pt->max;
 		break;
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_RANGE_PTR:
-		range = pt->range;
+		*range = *pt->range;
 		break;
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_MIN:
 		range->min = pt->min;
@@ -138,7 +152,17 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_MAX:
 		range->max = pt->max;
 		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
+}
+
+static int nla_validate_int_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+					   const struct nlattr *nla,
+					   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct netlink_range_validation range;
+	u64 value;
 
 	switch (pt->type) {
 	case NLA_U8:
@@ -158,7 +182,9 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (value < range->min || value > range->max) {
+	nla_get_range_unsigned(pt, &range);
+
+	if (value < range.min || value > range.max) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, nla,
 				    "integer out of range");
 		return -ERANGE;
@@ -167,15 +193,30 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_unsigned(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int nla_validate_int_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
-					 const struct nlattr *nla,
-					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+void nla_get_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+			  struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range)
 {
-	struct netlink_range_validation_signed _range = {
-		.min = S64_MIN,
-		.max = S64_MAX,
-	}, *range = &_range;
-	s64 value;
+	switch (pt->type) {
+	case NLA_S8:
+		range->min = S8_MIN;
+		range->max = S8_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_S16:
+		range->min = S16_MIN;
+		range->max = S16_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_S32:
+		range->min = S32_MIN;
+		range->max = S32_MAX;
+		break;
+	case NLA_S64:
+		range->min = S64_MIN;
+		range->max = S64_MAX;
+		break;
+	default:
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	switch (pt->validation_type) {
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_RANGE:
@@ -183,7 +224,7 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 		range->max = pt->max;
 		break;
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_RANGE_PTR:
-		range = pt->range_signed;
+		*range = *pt->range_signed;
 		break;
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_MIN:
 		range->min = pt->min;
@@ -191,7 +232,17 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 	case NLA_VALIDATE_MAX:
 		range->max = pt->max;
 		break;
+	default:
+		break;
 	}
+}
+
+static int nla_validate_int_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
+					 const struct nlattr *nla,
+					 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	struct netlink_range_validation_signed range;
+	s64 value;
 
 	switch (pt->type) {
 	case NLA_S8:
@@ -210,7 +261,9 @@ static int nla_validate_int_range_signed(const struct nla_policy *pt,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (value < range->min || value > range->max) {
+	nla_get_range_signed(pt, &range);
+
+	if (value < range.min || value > range.max) {
 		NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR(extack, nla,
 				    "integer out of range");
 		return -ERANGE;