diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index e4ed2359eb43..b5c6de4f268a 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ int __sys_sendmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 	struct compat_mmsghdr __user *compat_entry;
 	struct msghdr msg_sys;
 
+	if (vlen > UIO_MAXIOV)
+		vlen = UIO_MAXIOV;
+
 	datagrams = 0;
 
 	sock = sockfd_lookup_light(fd, &err, &fput_needed);