diff --git a/fs/proc/base.c b/fs/proc/base.c
index 0f70700..b362523 100644
--- a/fs/proc/base.c
+++ b/fs/proc/base.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,8 @@ static ssize_t oom_adj_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count,
 		oom_adj = (task->signal->oom_score_adj * -OOM_DISABLE) /
 			  OOM_SCORE_ADJ_MAX;
 	put_task_struct(task);
+	if (oom_adj > OOM_ADJUST_MAX)
+		oom_adj = OOM_ADJUST_MAX;
 	len = snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%d\n", oom_adj);
 	return simple_read_from_buffer(buf, count, ppos, buffer, len);
 }