diff --git a/fs/btrfs/send.c b/fs/btrfs/send.c
index a562dc228794..e937c10b8287 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/send.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/send.c
@@ -1069,6 +1069,12 @@ static int iterate_dir_item(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			}
 		}
 
+		ret = btrfs_is_name_len_valid(eb, path->slots[0],
+			  (unsigned long)(di + 1), name_len + data_len);
+		if (!ret) {
+			ret = -EIO;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		if (name_len + data_len > buf_len) {
 			buf_len = name_len + data_len;
 			if (is_vmalloc_addr(buf)) {