diff --git a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
index 74b63ed1173f..6b4ad8e91265 100644
--- a/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
+++ b/security/selinux/ss/policydb.h
@@ -366,9 +366,12 @@ static inline int next_entry(void *buf, struct policy_file *fp, size_t bytes)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline int put_entry(const void *buf, size_t bytes, int num, struct policy_file *fp)
+static inline int put_entry(const void *buf, size_t bytes, size_t num, struct policy_file *fp)
 {
-	size_t len = bytes * num;
+	size_t len;
+
+	if (unlikely(check_mul_overflow(bytes, num, &len)))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (len > fp->len)
 		return -EINVAL;