diff --git a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
index af0a857d8352..5fa335fd3852 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c
@@ -189,8 +189,9 @@ static int ipv4_ping_group_range(struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	if (write && ret == 0) {
 		low = make_kgid(user_ns, urange[0]);
 		high = make_kgid(user_ns, urange[1]);
-		if (!gid_valid(low) || !gid_valid(high) ||
-		    (urange[1] < urange[0]) || gid_lt(high, low)) {
+		if (!gid_valid(low) || !gid_valid(high))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (urange[1] < urange[0] || gid_lt(high, low)) {
 			low = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 1);
 			high = make_kgid(&init_user_ns, 0);
 		}