diff --git a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
index d97268e8ff103b..2b68418c719800 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/fib_semantics.c
@@ -975,6 +975,8 @@ fib_convert_metrics(struct fib_info *fi, const struct fib_config *cfg)
 			val = 65535 - 40;
 		if (type == RTAX_MTU && val > 65535 - 15)
 			val = 65535 - 15;
+		if (type == RTAX_HOPLIMIT && val > 255)
+			val = 255;
 		if (type == RTAX_FEATURES && (val & ~RTAX_FEATURE_MASK))
 			return -EINVAL;
 		fi->fib_metrics[type - 1] = val;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index d916d6ab9ad29a..6f32944e0223fc 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1750,6 +1750,8 @@ static int ip6_convert_metrics(struct mx6_config *mxc,
 		} else {
 			val = nla_get_u32(nla);
 		}
+		if (type == RTAX_HOPLIMIT && val > 255)
+			val = 255;
 		if (type == RTAX_FEATURES && (val & ~RTAX_FEATURE_MASK))
 			goto err;