diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
index b6c4b3795c4a..76e4266d2e7e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_acl.c
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ xfs_acl_from_disk(struct xfs_acl *aclp)
 	int count, i;
 
 	count = be32_to_cpu(aclp->acl_cnt);
+	if (count > XFS_ACL_MAX_ENTRIES)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EFSCORRUPTED);
 
 	acl = posix_acl_alloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!acl)