diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index 41f88ebac74a..80c354811538 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ static int sysctl_k2u_int_conv_userhz(bool *negp, ulong *u_ptr, const int *k_ptr
 
 static ulong sysctl_msecs_to_jiffies(const ulong val)
 {
+	if (val > jiffies_to_msecs(MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET))
+		return MAX_JIFFY_OFFSET;
 	return msecs_to_jiffies(val);
 }