diff --git a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
index 27f9ae16a728..baa2944fd05c 100644
--- a/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/block/zram/zram_drv.c
@@ -538,6 +538,12 @@ static ssize_t backing_dev_store(struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	nr_pages = i_size_read(inode) >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+	/* Refuse to use zero sized device (also prevents self reference) */
+	if (!nr_pages) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	bitmap_sz = BITS_TO_LONGS(nr_pages) * sizeof(long);
 	bitmap = kvzalloc(bitmap_sz, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!bitmap) {