diff --git a/src/operators/binary-elementwise-nd.c b/src/operators/binary-elementwise-nd.c
index fc460bda0f0..b8fa6aaee3c 100644
--- a/src/operators/binary-elementwise-nd.c
+++ b/src/operators/binary-elementwise-nd.c
@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ static enum xnn_status create_binary_elementwise_nd_f16(
     const struct xnn_binary_elementwise_config* config,
     xnn_operator_t* binary_elementwise_op_out)
 {
+  if (output_min != -INFINITY || output_max != INFINITY) {
+    xnn_log_error(
+      "failed to create %s operator with bounded outputs [%.7g, %.7g]",
+      xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type), output_min, output_max);
+    return xnn_status_invalid_parameter;
+  }
   if (isnan(output_min)) {
     xnn_log_error(
       "failed to create %s operator with NaN output lower bound: lower bound must be non-NaN",
@@ -155,6 +161,12 @@ static enum xnn_status create_binary_elementwise_nd_f32(
       xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type));
     return xnn_status_uninitialized;
   }
+  if (output_min != -INFINITY || output_max != INFINITY) {
+    xnn_log_error(
+      "failed to create %s operator with bounded outputs [%.7g, %.7g]",
+      xnn_operator_type_to_string(operator_type), output_min, output_max);
+    return xnn_status_invalid_parameter;
+  }
 
   if (isnan(output_min)) {
     xnn_log_error(