diff --git a/kate/Cargo.toml b/kate/Cargo.toml
index 487731f..513bc88 100644
--- a/kate/Cargo.toml
+++ b/kate/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "kate"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.9.2"
 authors = ["Denis Ermolin <denis.ermolin@matic.network>"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/kate/src/com.rs b/kate/src/com.rs
index df88738..d9eb36a 100644
--- a/kate/src/com.rs
+++ b/kate/src/com.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ pub enum Error {
 	ExtendedGridDomainSizeInvalid(usize),
 	IndexOutOfRange,
 	ConversionFailed,
+	InvalidMaxRows,
+	InvalidMaxCols,
 }
 
 impl From<TryFromIntError> for Error {
@@ -227,6 +229,12 @@ pub fn get_block_dimensions<const CHUNK_SIZE: usize>(
 	let () = USizeSafeCastToU32::<CHUNK_SIZE>::OK;
 	let chunk_size_u32 = unsafe { NonZeroU32::new_unchecked(CHUNK_SIZE as u32) };
 
+	// SAFETY: `max_rows` and `max_cols` must be a power of 2.
+	// Otherwise block dimensions will be one row short, as the
+	// row count equals `total_cells / max_cols1`.
+	ensure!(max_rows.0.is_power_of_two(), Error::InvalidMaxRows);
+	ensure!(max_cols.0.is_power_of_two(), Error::InvalidMaxCols);
+
 	let max_block_dimensions =
 		BlockDimensions::new(max_rows, max_cols, chunk_size_u32).ok_or(Error::BlockTooBig)?;
 	let max_block_dimensions_size = max_block_dimensions.size();