diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1500.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1500.c
index 689acd69a1b9c4..816dd25b9d0e45 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1500.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/addi_apci_1500.c
@@ -452,13 +452,14 @@ static int apci1500_di_cfg_trig(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	struct apci1500_private *devpriv = dev->private;
 	unsigned int trig = data[1];
 	unsigned int shift = data[3];
-	unsigned int hi_mask = data[4] << shift;
-	unsigned int lo_mask = data[5] << shift;
-	unsigned int chan_mask = hi_mask | lo_mask;
-	unsigned int old_mask = (1 << shift) - 1;
+	unsigned int hi_mask;
+	unsigned int lo_mask;
+	unsigned int chan_mask;
+	unsigned int old_mask;
 	unsigned int pm;
 	unsigned int pt;
 	unsigned int pp;
+	unsigned int invalid_chan;
 
 	if (trig > 1) {
 		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev,
@@ -466,7 +467,20 @@ static int apci1500_di_cfg_trig(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (chan_mask > 0xffff) {
+	if (shift <= 16) {
+		hi_mask = data[4] << shift;
+		lo_mask = data[5] << shift;
+		old_mask = (1U << shift) - 1;
+		invalid_chan = (data[4] | data[5]) >> (16 - shift);
+	} else {
+		hi_mask = 0;
+		lo_mask = 0;
+		old_mask = 0xffff;
+		invalid_chan = data[4] | data[5];
+	}
+	chan_mask = hi_mask | lo_mask;
+
+	if (invalid_chan) {
 		dev_dbg(dev->class_dev, "invalid digital trigger channel\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}