diff --git a/glx/indirect_util.c b/glx/indirect_util.c
index 926e57c78..de8149127 100644
--- a/glx/indirect_util.c
+++ b/glx/indirect_util.c
@@ -76,9 +76,14 @@ __glXGetAnswerBuffer(__GLXclientState * cl, size_t required_size,
     const unsigned mask = alignment - 1;
 
     if (local_size < required_size) {
-        const size_t worst_case_size = required_size + alignment;
+        size_t worst_case_size;
         intptr_t temp_buf;
 
+        if (required_size < SIZE_MAX - alignment)
+            worst_case_size = required_size + alignment;
+        else
+            return NULL;
+
         if (cl->returnBufSize < worst_case_size) {
             void *temp = realloc(cl->returnBuf, worst_case_size);
 
diff --git a/glx/unpack.h b/glx/unpack.h
index 52fba74e1..2b1ebcf02 100644
--- a/glx/unpack.h
+++ b/glx/unpack.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ extern xGLXSingleReply __glXReply;
 ** pointer.
 */
 #define __GLX_GET_ANSWER_BUFFER(res,cl,size,align)			 \
-    if ((size) > sizeof(answerBuffer)) {				 \
+    if (size < 0) return BadLength;                                      \
+    else if ((size) > sizeof(answerBuffer)) {				 \
 	int bump;							 \
 	if ((cl)->returnBufSize < (size)+(align)) {			 \
 	    (cl)->returnBuf = (GLbyte*)realloc((cl)->returnBuf,	 	 \