diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
index 08a7aa722d6b..6fbfc244748f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_crtc.c
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ int drm_mode_cursor_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (!drm_core_check_feature(dev, DRIVER_MODESET))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (!req->flags)
+	if (!req->flags || (~DRM_MODE_CURSOR_FLAGS & req->flags))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->mode_config.mutex);
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_mode.h b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
index 5581980b14f6..3d6301b6ec16 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_mode.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_mode.h
@@ -359,8 +359,9 @@ struct drm_mode_mode_cmd {
 	struct drm_mode_modeinfo mode;
 };
 
-#define DRM_MODE_CURSOR_BO	(1<<0)
-#define DRM_MODE_CURSOR_MOVE	(1<<1)
+#define DRM_MODE_CURSOR_BO	0x01
+#define DRM_MODE_CURSOR_MOVE	0x02
+#define DRM_MODE_CURSOR_FLAGS	0x03
 
 /*
  * depending on the value in flags different members are used.