diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index e6b1ca141b930..88888cc5d1932 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ static void *ion_buffer_kmap_get(struct ion_buffer *buffer)
 	void *vaddr;
 
 	if (buffer->kmap_cnt) {
+		if (buffer->kmap_cnt == INT_MAX)
+			return ERR_PTR(-EOVERFLOW);
+
 		buffer->kmap_cnt++;
 		return buffer->vaddr;
 	}