diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index 9a9195a7e5d46c43083fc506dea5fbc3f2a1f38a..2b77b23dc50320604e229f12c3f8c5dbccdebe44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3891,6 +3891,8 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 				       aq_ret);
 }
 
+#define I40E_MAX_VF_CLOUD_FILTER 0xFF00
+
 /**
  * i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter
  * @vf: pointer to the VF info
@@ -3930,6 +3932,14 @@ static int i40e_vc_add_cloud_filter(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 
+	if (vf->num_cloud_filters >= I40E_MAX_VF_CLOUD_FILTER) {
+		dev_warn(&pf->pdev->dev,
+			 "VF %d: Max number of filters reached, can't apply cloud filter\n",
+			 vf->vf_id);
+		aq_ret = -ENOSPC;
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	cfilter = kzalloc(sizeof(*cfilter), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!cfilter) {
 		aq_ret = -ENOMEM;