diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
index 5205c5a5d8d5..0cf7bfda2d6d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_dctcp.c
@@ -59,7 +59,18 @@ struct dctcp {
 };
 
 static unsigned int dctcp_shift_g __read_mostly = 4; /* g = 1/2^4 */
-module_param(dctcp_shift_g, uint, 0644);
+
+static int dctcp_shift_g_set(const char *val, const struct kernel_param *kp)
+{
+	return param_set_uint_minmax(val, kp, 0, 10);
+}
+
+static const struct kernel_param_ops dctcp_shift_g_ops = {
+	.set = dctcp_shift_g_set,
+	.get = param_get_uint,
+};
+
+module_param_cb(dctcp_shift_g, &dctcp_shift_g_ops, &dctcp_shift_g, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(dctcp_shift_g, "parameter g for updating dctcp_alpha");
 
 static unsigned int dctcp_alpha_on_init __read_mostly = DCTCP_MAX_ALPHA;