diff --git a/module/zstd/lib/compress/zstd_compress_superblock.c b/module/zstd/lib/compress/zstd_compress_superblock.c
index ffa4bb675..77d05d394 100644
--- a/module/zstd/lib/compress/zstd_compress_superblock.c
+++ b/module/zstd/lib/compress/zstd_compress_superblock.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_symbolType(symbolEncodingType_e type,
                         const BYTE* codeTable, unsigned maxCode,
                         size_t nbSeq, const FSE_CTable* fseCTable,
                         const U32* additionalBits,
-                        short const* defaultNorm, U32 defaultNormLog,
+                        short const* defaultNorm, U32 defaultNormLog, U32 defaultMax,
                         void* workspace, size_t wkspSize)
 {
     unsigned* const countWksp = (unsigned*)workspace;
@@ -615,7 +615,11 @@ static size_t ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_symbolType(symbolEncodingType_e type,
 
     HIST_countFast_wksp(countWksp, &max, codeTable, nbSeq, workspace, wkspSize);  /* can't fail */
     if (type == set_basic) {
-        cSymbolTypeSizeEstimateInBits = ZSTD_crossEntropyCost(defaultNorm, defaultNormLog, countWksp, max);
+        /* We selected this encoding type, so it must be valid. */
+        assert(max <= defaultMax);
+        cSymbolTypeSizeEstimateInBits = max <= defaultMax
+                ? ZSTD_crossEntropyCost(defaultNorm, defaultNormLog, countWksp, max)
+                : ERROR(GENERIC);
     } else if (type == set_rle) {
         cSymbolTypeSizeEstimateInBits = 0;
     } else if (type == set_compressed || type == set_repeat) {
@@ -643,15 +647,15 @@ static size_t ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_sequences(const BYTE* ofCodeTable,
     size_t cSeqSizeEstimate = 0;
     cSeqSizeEstimate += ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_symbolType(fseMetadata->ofType, ofCodeTable, MaxOff,
                                          nbSeq, fseTables->offcodeCTable, NULL,
-                                         OF_defaultNorm, OF_defaultNormLog,
+                                         OF_defaultNorm, OF_defaultNormLog, DefaultMaxOff,
                                          workspace, wkspSize);
     cSeqSizeEstimate += ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_symbolType(fseMetadata->llType, llCodeTable, MaxLL,
                                          nbSeq, fseTables->litlengthCTable, LL_bits,
-                                         LL_defaultNorm, LL_defaultNormLog,
+                                         LL_defaultNorm, LL_defaultNormLog, MaxLL,
                                          workspace, wkspSize);
     cSeqSizeEstimate += ZSTD_estimateSubBlockSize_symbolType(fseMetadata->mlType, mlCodeTable, MaxML,
                                          nbSeq, fseTables->matchlengthCTable, ML_bits,
-                                         ML_defaultNorm, ML_defaultNormLog,
+                                         ML_defaultNorm, ML_defaultNormLog, MaxML,
                                          workspace, wkspSize);
     if (writeEntropy) cSeqSizeEstimate += fseMetadata->fseTablesSize;
     return cSeqSizeEstimate + sequencesSectionHeaderSize;
@@ -809,7 +813,7 @@ static size_t ZSTD_compressSubBlock_multi(const seqStore_t* seqStorePtr,
         if (sp < send) {
             seqDef const* seq;
             repcodes_t rep;
-            memcpy(&rep, prevCBlock->rep, sizeof(rep)); 
+            memcpy(&rep, prevCBlock->rep, sizeof(rep));
             for (seq = sstart; seq < sp; ++seq) {
                 rep = ZSTD_updateRep(rep.rep, seq->offset - 1, ZSTD_getSequenceLength(seqStorePtr, seq).litLength == 0);
             }