int (*copy)(const struct vringh *vrh,
                         void *dst, const void *src, size_t len))
 {
-       int err, count = 0, up_next, desc_max;
+       int err, count = 0, indirect_count = 0, up_next, desc_max;
        struct vring_desc desc, *descs;
        struct vringh_range range = { -1ULL, 0 }, slowrange;
        bool slow = false;
                        continue;
                }
 
-               if (count++ == vrh->vring.num) {
+               if (up_next == -1)
+                       count++;
+               else
+                       indirect_count++;
+
+               if (count > vrh->vring.num || indirect_count > desc_max) {
                        vringh_bad("Descriptor loop in %p", descs);
                        err = -ELOOP;
                        goto fail;
                                i = return_from_indirect(vrh, &up_next,
                                                         &descs, &desc_max);
                                slow = false;
+                               indirect_count = 0;
                        } else
                                break;
                }