diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer.c
index 556d8b97f78..093ad1f9521 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_buffer.c
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 #include "vk_log.h"
 
+#define PANVK_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (1 << 30)
+
 VKAPI_ATTR VkDeviceAddress VKAPI_CALL
 panvk_GetBufferDeviceAddress(VkDevice _device,
                              const VkBufferDeviceAddressInfo *pInfo)
@@ -89,6 +91,9 @@ panvk_CreateBuffer(VkDevice _device, const VkBufferCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
 
    assert(pCreateInfo->sType == VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO);
 
+   if (pCreateInfo->size > PANVK_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE)
+      return vk_error(device, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY);
+
    buffer =
       vk_buffer_create(&device->vk, pCreateInfo, pAllocator, sizeof(*buffer));
    if (buffer == NULL)