--- x/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
+++ y/net/sched/sch_taprio.c
@@ -1150,11 +1150,6 @@ static int parse_taprio_schedule(struct
 		list_for_each_entry(entry, &new->entries, list)
 			cycle = ktime_add_ns(cycle, entry->interval);
 
-		if (!cycle) {
-			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "'cycle_time' can never be 0");
-			return -EINVAL;
-		}
-
 		if (cycle < 0 || cycle > INT_MAX) {
 			NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "'cycle_time' is too big");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1163,6 +1158,11 @@ static int parse_taprio_schedule(struct
 		new->cycle_time = cycle;
 	}
 
+	if (new->cycle_time < new->num_entries * length_to_duration(q, ETH_ZLEN)) {
+		NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "'cycle_time' is too small");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	taprio_calculate_gate_durations(q, new);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1850,6 +1850,9 @@ static int taprio_change(struct Qdisc *s
 	}
 	q->flags = taprio_flags;
 
+	/* Needed for length_to_duration() during netlink attribute parsing */
+	taprio_set_picos_per_byte(dev, q);
+
 	err = taprio_parse_mqprio_opt(dev, mqprio, extack, q->flags);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -1909,7 +1912,6 @@ static int taprio_change(struct Qdisc *s
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto free_sched;
 
-	taprio_set_picos_per_byte(dev, q);
 	taprio_update_queue_max_sdu(q, new_admin, stab);
 
 	if (FULL_OFFLOAD_IS_ENABLED(q->flags))