diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-stats.c b/drivers/md/dm-stats.c
index 492fe6a5ebf2..d1fd31a6dd1a 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-stats.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-stats.c
@@ -792,6 +792,8 @@ static int message_stats_create(struct mapped_device *md,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (sscanf(argv[2], "/%u%c", &divisor, &dummy) == 1) {
+		if (!divisor)
+			return -EINVAL;
 		step = end - start;
 		if (do_div(step, divisor))
 			step++;