diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
index 7b749df9eeed..b7491198e33c 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ad7124.c
@@ -807,6 +807,19 @@ static int ad7124_check_chip_id(struct ad7124_state *st)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Input specifiers 8 - 15 are explicitly reserved for ad7124-4
+ * while they are fine for ad7124-8. Values above 31 don't fit
+ * into the register field and so are invalid for sure.
+ */
+static bool ad7124_valid_input_select(unsigned int ain, const struct ad7124_chip_info *info)
+{
+	if (ain >= info->num_inputs && ain < 16)
+		return false;
+
+	return ain <= FIELD_MAX(AD7124_CHANNEL_AINM_MSK);
+}
+
 static int ad7124_parse_channel_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 				       struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -859,6 +872,11 @@ static int ad7124_parse_channel_config(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
+		if (!ad7124_valid_input_select(ain[0], st->chip_info) ||
+		    !ad7124_valid_input_select(ain[1], st->chip_info))
+			return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+					     "diff-channels property of %pfwP contains invalid data\n", child);
+
 		st->channels[channel].nr = channel;
 		st->channels[channel].ain = AD7124_CHANNEL_AINP(ain[0]) |
 						  AD7124_CHANNEL_AINM(ain[1]);