diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index baafddf229ce..8182f9bc197c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -1340,6 +1340,26 @@ static const struct nla_policy cbq_policy[TCA_CBQ_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_CBQ_POLICE]	= { .len = sizeof(struct tc_cbq_police) },
 };
 
+static int cbq_opt_parse(struct nlattr *tb[TCA_CBQ_MAX + 1], struct nlattr *opt)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!opt)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt, cbq_policy);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	if (tb[TCA_CBQ_WRROPT]) {
+		const struct tc_cbq_wrropt *wrr = nla_data(tb[TCA_CBQ_WRROPT]);
+
+		if (wrr->priority > TC_CBQ_MAXPRIO)
+			err = -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int cbq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 {
 	struct cbq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch);
@@ -1347,7 +1367,7 @@ static int cbq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt)
 	struct tc_ratespec *r;
 	int err;
 
-	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt, cbq_policy);
+	err = cbq_opt_parse(tb, opt);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1728,10 +1748,7 @@ cbq_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid, struct nlattr **t
 	struct cbq_class *parent;
 	struct qdisc_rate_table *rtab = NULL;
 
-	if (opt == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	err = nla_parse_nested(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt, cbq_policy);
+	err = cbq_opt_parse(tb, opt);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;