diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
index 06c7a2da21bc..39b427dc7512 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cbq.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,33 @@ static const struct nla_policy cbq_policy[TCA_CBQ_MAX + 1] = {
 	[TCA_CBQ_POLICE]	= { .len = sizeof(struct tc_cbq_police) },
 };
 
+static int cbq_opt_parse(struct nlattr *tb[TCA_CBQ_MAX + 1],
+			 struct nlattr *opt,
+			 struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	if (!opt) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "CBQ options are required for this operation");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt,
+					  cbq_policy, extack);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	if (tb[TCA_CBQ_WRROPT]) {
+		const struct tc_cbq_wrropt *wrr = nla_data(tb[TCA_CBQ_WRROPT]);
+
+		if (wrr->priority > TC_CBQ_MAXPRIO) {
+			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "priority is bigger than TC_CBQ_MAXPRIO");
+			err = -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+	return err;
+}
+
 static int cbq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 		    struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 {
@@ -1139,13 +1166,7 @@ static int cbq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
 	hrtimer_init(&q->delay_timer, CLOCK_MONOTONIC, HRTIMER_MODE_ABS_PINNED);
 	q->delay_timer.function = cbq_undelay;
 
-	if (!opt) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "CBQ options are required for this operation");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt, cbq_policy,
-					  extack);
+	err = cbq_opt_parse(tb, opt, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1464,13 +1485,7 @@ cbq_change_class(struct Qdisc *sch, u32 classid, u32 parentid, struct nlattr **t
 	struct cbq_class *parent;
 	struct qdisc_rate_table *rtab = NULL;
 
-	if (!opt) {
-		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Mandatory qdisc options missing");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, TCA_CBQ_MAX, opt, cbq_policy,
-					  extack);
+	err = cbq_opt_parse(tb, opt, extack);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;