diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
index 43ca69072932..aa747aa4e433 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/memshare/msm_memshare.c
@@ -494,8 +494,12 @@ static void handle_alloc_generic_req(struct qmi_handle *handle,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!memblock[index].allotted) {
-		if (memblock[index].guard_band && alloc_req->num_bytes > 0)
+	if (!memblock[index].allotted && alloc_req->num_bytes > 0) {
+
+		if (alloc_req->num_bytes > memblock[index].init_size)
+			alloc_req->num_bytes = memblock[index].init_size;
+
+		if (memblock[index].guard_band)
 			size = alloc_req->num_bytes + MEMSHARE_GUARD_BYTES;
 		else
 			size = alloc_req->num_bytes;