diff --git a/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c b/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
index 8396705deffc..40c851693f77 100644
--- a/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
+++ b/net/dns_resolver/dns_key.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ dns_resolver_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 
 			next_opt = memchr(opt, '#', end - opt) ?: end;
 			opt_len = next_opt - opt;
-			if (!opt_len) {
-				printk(KERN_WARNING
-				       "Empty option to dns_resolver key\n");
+			if (opt_len <= 0 || opt_len > 128) {
+				pr_warn_ratelimited("Invalid option length (%d) for dns_resolver key\n",
+						    opt_len);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 
@@ -127,10 +127,8 @@ dns_resolver_preparse(struct key_preparsed_payload *prep)
 			}
 
 		bad_option_value:
-			printk(KERN_WARNING
-			       "Option '%*.*s' to dns_resolver key:"
-			       " bad/missing value\n",
-			       opt_nlen, opt_nlen, opt);
+			pr_warn_ratelimited("Option '%*.*s' to dns_resolver key: bad/missing value\n",
+					    opt_nlen, opt_nlen, opt);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		} while (opt = next_opt + 1, opt < end);
 	}