diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
index a30a2e95d13f..f11b45001cad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_ethtool.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,22 @@ static int mlx4_en_set_coalesce(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!coal->tx_max_coalesced_frames_irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (coal->tx_coalesce_usecs > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME ||
+	    coal->rx_coalesce_usecs > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME ||
+	    coal->rx_coalesce_usecs_low > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME ||
+	    coal->rx_coalesce_usecs_high > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME) {
+		netdev_info(dev, "%s: maximum coalesce time supported is %d usecs\n",
+			    __func__, MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME);
+		return -ERANGE;
+	}
+
+	if (coal->tx_max_coalesced_frames > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_PKTS ||
+	    coal->rx_max_coalesced_frames > MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_PKTS) {
+		netdev_info(dev, "%s: maximum coalesced frames supported is %d\n",
+			    __func__, MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_PKTS);
+		return -ERANGE;
+	}
+
 	priv->rx_frames = (coal->rx_max_coalesced_frames ==
 			   MLX4_EN_AUTO_CONF) ?
 				MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TARGET :
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
index f7c81133594f..ace6545f82e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/mlx4_en.h
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@
 #define MLX4_EN_TX_COAL_PKTS	16
 #define MLX4_EN_TX_COAL_TIME	0x10
 
+#define MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_PKTS	U16_MAX
+#define MLX4_EN_MAX_COAL_TIME	U16_MAX
+
 #define MLX4_EN_RX_RATE_LOW		400000
 #define MLX4_EN_RX_COAL_TIME_LOW	0
 #define MLX4_EN_RX_RATE_HIGH		450000
@@ -552,8 +555,8 @@ struct mlx4_en_priv {
 	u16 rx_usecs_low;
 	u32 pkt_rate_high;
 	u16 rx_usecs_high;
-	u16 sample_interval;
-	u16 adaptive_rx_coal;
+	u32 sample_interval;
+	u32 adaptive_rx_coal;
 	u32 msg_enable;
 	u32 loopback_ok;
 	u32 validate_loopback;