diff --git a/dlls/winmm/joystick.c b/dlls/winmm/joystick.c
index d3dcfa5bda0..6ac67f40ad5 100644
--- a/dlls/winmm/joystick.c
+++ b/dlls/winmm/joystick.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ MMRESULT WINAPI joySetThreshold(UINT wID, UINT wThreshold)
 {
     TRACE("(%04X, %d);\n", wID, wThreshold);
 
-    if (wID >= MAXJOYSTICK) return MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM;
+    if (wID >= MAXJOYSTICK || wThreshold > 65535) return MMSYSERR_INVALPARAM;
 
     JOY_Sticks[wID].threshold = wThreshold;