diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sysparam.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sysparam.c
index c59e77a84721..d202f9bc3683 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sysparam.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-sysparam.c
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@ void __init opal_sys_param_init(void)
 
 	/* For each of the parameters, populate the parameter attributes */
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+		if (size[i] > MAX_PARAM_DATA_LEN) {
+			pr_warn("SYSPARAM: Not creating parameter %d as size "
+				"exceeds buffer length\n", i);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		sysfs_attr_init(&attr[i].kobj_attr.attr);
 		attr[i].param_id = id[i];
 		attr[i].param_size = size[i];