diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index 3d2ac71a83ec411294361037e7b1d77b6d4bb7e2..620c865c230b5ae86d8c094ca2cb714ab26d0de1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -1406,6 +1406,10 @@ int __init ip_vs_conn_init(void)
 	int idx;
 
 	/* Compute size and mask */
+	if (ip_vs_conn_tab_bits < 8 || ip_vs_conn_tab_bits > 20) {
+		pr_info("conn_tab_bits not in [8, 20]. Using default value\n");
+		ip_vs_conn_tab_bits = CONFIG_IP_VS_TAB_BITS;
+	}
 	ip_vs_conn_tab_size = 1 << ip_vs_conn_tab_bits;
 	ip_vs_conn_tab_mask = ip_vs_conn_tab_size - 1;