diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
index 3f4719b3c2681..4e2807f5f94cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_drv.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 #define VMWGFX_DRIVER_MINOR 20
 #define VMWGFX_DRIVER_PATCHLEVEL 0
 #define VMWGFX_FIFO_STATIC_SIZE (1024*1024)
-#define VMWGFX_MAX_DISPLAYS 16
+#define VMWGFX_NUM_DISPLAY_UNITS 8
 #define VMWGFX_CMD_BOUNCE_INIT_SIZE 32768
 
 #define VMWGFX_MIN_INITIAL_WIDTH 1280
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_GB_CONTEXT 256
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_GB_SHADER 20000
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_GB_SURFACE 32768
-#define VMWGFX_NUM_GB_SCREEN_TARGET VMWGFX_MAX_DISPLAYS
+#define VMWGFX_NUM_GB_SCREEN_TARGET VMWGFX_NUM_DISPLAY_UNITS
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_DXCONTEXT 256
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_DXQUERY 512
 #define VMWGFX_NUM_MOB (VMWGFX_NUM_GB_CONTEXT +\
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
index 288ed0bb75cb9..884804274dfb1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.c
@@ -2225,7 +2225,7 @@ int vmw_kms_update_layout_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct drm_mode_config *mode_config = &dev->mode_config;
 	struct drm_vmw_update_layout_arg *arg =
 		(struct drm_vmw_update_layout_arg *)data;
-	void __user *user_rects;
+	const void __user *user_rects;
 	struct drm_vmw_rect *rects;
 	struct drm_rect *drm_rects;
 	unsigned rects_size;
@@ -2237,6 +2237,8 @@ int vmw_kms_update_layout_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 					    VMWGFX_MIN_INITIAL_HEIGHT};
 		vmw_du_update_layout(dev_priv, 1, &def_rect);
 		return 0;
+	} else if (arg->num_outputs > VMWGFX_NUM_DISPLAY_UNITS) {
+		return -E2BIG;
 	}
 
 	rects_size = arg->num_outputs * sizeof(struct drm_vmw_rect);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
index 6141fadf81efe..2a6c6d6581e02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_kms.h
@@ -199,9 +199,6 @@ struct vmw_kms_dirty {
 	s32 unit_y2;
 };
 
-#define VMWGFX_NUM_DISPLAY_UNITS 8
-
-
 #define vmw_framebuffer_to_vfb(x) \
 	container_of(x, struct vmw_framebuffer, base)
 #define vmw_framebuffer_to_vfbs(x) \