diff --git a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
index f681af138179c..97afa244e54f5 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1013,6 +1013,11 @@ static const struct nla_policy taprio_tc_policy[TCA_TAPRIO_TC_ENTRY_MAX + 1] = {
 							      TC_FP_PREEMPTIBLE),
 };
 
+static struct netlink_range_validation_signed taprio_cycle_time_range = {
+	.min = 0,
+	.max = INT_MAX,
+};
+
 static const struct nla_policy taprio_policy[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_PRIOMAP]	       = {
 		.len = sizeof(struct tc_mqprio_qopt)
@@ -1021,7 +1026,8 @@ static const struct nla_policy taprio_policy[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_BASE_TIME]            = { .type = NLA_S64 },
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_SINGLE_ENTRY]         = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_CLOCKID]              = { .type = NLA_S32 },
-	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_CYCLE_TIME]           = { .type = NLA_S64 },
+	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_CYCLE_TIME]           =
+		NLA_POLICY_FULL_RANGE_SIGNED(NLA_S64, &taprio_cycle_time_range),
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_SCHED_CYCLE_TIME_EXTENSION] = { .type = NLA_S64 },
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_FLAGS]                      = { .type = NLA_U32 },
 	[TCA_TAPRIO_ATTR_TXTIME_DELAY]		     = { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -1157,6 +1163,11 @@ static int parse_taprio_schedule(struct taprio_sched *q, struct nlattr **tb,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
+		if (cycle < 0 || cycle > INT_MAX) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "'cycle_time' is too big");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
 		new->cycle_time = cycle;
 	}
 
@@ -1345,7 +1356,7 @@ static void setup_txtime(struct taprio_sched *q,
 			 struct sched_gate_list *sched, ktime_t base)
 {
 	struct sched_entry *entry;
-	u32 interval = 0;
+	u64 interval = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &sched->entries, list) {
 		entry->next_txtime = ktime_add_ns(base, interval);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
index a44455372646a..08d4861c2e782 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/qdiscs/taprio.json
@@ -131,5 +131,30 @@
         "teardown": [
             "echo \"1\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device"
         ]
+    },
+    {
+        "id": "3e1e",
+        "name": "Add taprio Qdisc with an invalid cycle-time",
+        "category": [
+            "qdisc",
+            "taprio"
+        ],
+        "plugins": {
+            "requires": "nsPlugin"
+        },
+        "setup": [
+            "echo \"1 1 8\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/new_device",
+            "$TC qdisc add dev $ETH root handle 1: taprio num_tc 3 map 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 queues 1@0 1@0 1@0 base-time 1000000000 sched-entry S 01 300000 flags 0x1 clockid CLOCK_TAI cycle-time 4294967296 || /bin/true",
+            "$IP link set dev $ETH up",
+            "$IP addr add 10.10.10.10/24 dev $ETH"
+        ],
+        "cmdUnderTest": "/bin/true",
+        "expExitCode": "0",
+        "verifyCmd": "$TC qdisc show dev $ETH",
+        "matchPattern": "qdisc taprio 1: root refcnt",
+        "matchCount": "0",
+        "teardown": [
+            "echo \"1\" > /sys/bus/netdevsim/del_device"
+        ]
     }
 ]