diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 7d860a22e5fb..b78bb7dc06fe 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ static int netlink_bind(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 
 	if (nlk->ngroups == 0)
 		groups = 0;
-	else
+	else if (nlk->ngroups < 64)
 		groups &= (1ULL << nlk->ngroups) - 1;
 
 	bound = nlk->bound;