diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index 7db1de0497c63..e2eaf29e4257b 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
+static int zero = 0;
+static int ushort_max = 65535;
+
 static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET
 	{
@@ -116,7 +119,9 @@ static struct ctl_table netns_core_table[] = {
 		.data		= &init_net.core.sysctl_somaxconn,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
-		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec
+		.extra1		= &zero,
+		.extra2		= &ushort_max,
+		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax
 	},
 	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
 };