diff --git a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
index c680c7abdd26..75e08a98d09b 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct stm32_timer_cnt {
 	struct regmap *regmap;
 	struct clk *clk;
 	u32 ceiling;
+	u32 max_arr;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -189,6 +190,9 @@ static ssize_t stm32_count_ceiling_write(struct counter_device *counter,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (ceiling > priv->max_arr)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
 	/* TIMx_ARR register shouldn't be buffered (ARPE=0) */
 	regmap_update_bits(priv->regmap, TIM_CR1, TIM_CR1_ARPE, 0);
 	regmap_write(priv->regmap, TIM_ARR, ceiling);
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ static int stm32_timer_cnt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	priv->regmap = ddata->regmap;
 	priv->clk = ddata->clk;
 	priv->ceiling = ddata->max_arr;
+	priv->max_arr = ddata->max_arr;
 
 	priv->counter.name = dev_name(dev);
 	priv->counter.parent = dev;