diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/unwind.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/unwind.c
index 7d3dd6cdafa4..b0b08b5f3eca 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/unwind.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/unwind.c
@@ -1860,7 +1860,7 @@ int
 unw_unwind (struct unw_frame_info *info)
 {
 	unsigned long prev_ip, prev_sp, prev_bsp;
-	unsigned long ip, pr, num_regs;
+	unsigned long ip, pr, num_regs, rp_loc, pfs_loc;
 	STAT(unsigned long start, flags;)
 	int retval;
 
@@ -1870,14 +1870,16 @@ unw_unwind (struct unw_frame_info *info)
 	prev_sp = info->sp;
 	prev_bsp = info->bsp;
 
-	/* restore the ip */
-	if (!info->rp_loc) {
+	/* validate the return IP pointer */
+	rp_loc = (unsigned long) info->rp_loc;
+	if ((rp_loc < info->regstk.limit) || (rp_loc > info->regstk.top)) {
 		/* FIXME: should really be level 0 but it occurs too often. KAO */
 		UNW_DPRINT(1, "unwind.%s: failed to locate return link (ip=0x%lx)!\n",
 			   __FUNCTION__, info->ip);
 		STAT(unw.stat.api.unwind_time += ia64_get_itc() - start; local_irq_restore(flags));
 		return -1;
 	}
+	/* restore the ip */
 	ip = info->ip = *info->rp_loc;
 	if (ip < GATE_ADDR) {
 		UNW_DPRINT(2, "unwind.%s: reached user-space (ip=0x%lx)\n", __FUNCTION__, ip);
@@ -1885,12 +1887,14 @@ unw_unwind (struct unw_frame_info *info)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	/* restore the cfm: */
-	if (!info->pfs_loc) {
+	/* validate the previous stack frame pointer */
+	pfs_loc = (unsigned long) info->pfs_loc;
+	if ((pfs_loc < info->regstk.limit) || (pfs_loc > info->regstk.top)) {
 		UNW_DPRINT(0, "unwind.%s: failed to locate ar.pfs!\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		STAT(unw.stat.api.unwind_time += ia64_get_itc() - start; local_irq_restore(flags));
 		return -1;
 	}
+	/* restore the cfm: */
 	info->cfm_loc = info->pfs_loc;
 
 	/* restore the bsp: */
@@ -1992,13 +1996,16 @@ init_frame_info (struct unw_frame_info *info, struct task_struct *t,
 	memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
 
 	rbslimit = (unsigned long) t + IA64_RBS_OFFSET;
+	stklimit = (unsigned long) t + IA64_STK_OFFSET;
+
 	rbstop   = sw->ar_bspstore;
-	if (rbstop - (unsigned long) t >= IA64_STK_OFFSET)
+	if (rbstop > stklimit || rbstop < rbslimit)
 		rbstop = rbslimit;
 
-	stklimit = (unsigned long) t + IA64_STK_OFFSET;
 	if (stktop <= rbstop)
 		stktop = rbstop;
+	if (stktop > stklimit)
+		stktop = stklimit;
 
 	info->regstk.limit = rbslimit;
 	info->regstk.top   = rbstop;