diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index b17f2ed970e296adc57bed458ec3cced4fc6705b..f5cb35e550f8df557f2e444cc2fd142cab97789b 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ static int get_dist_table(struct Qdisc *sch, struct disttable **tbl,
 	struct disttable *d;
 	int i;
 
-	if (n > NETEM_DIST_MAX)
+	if (!n || n > NETEM_DIST_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	d = kvmalloc(sizeof(struct disttable) + n * sizeof(s16), GFP_KERNEL);