diff --git a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
index 9d1823efff34..bd25ab837011 100644
--- a/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/ecryptfs/crypto.c
@@ -1034,8 +1034,10 @@ int ecryptfs_read_and_validate_header_region(struct inode *inode)
 
 	rc = ecryptfs_read_lower(file_size, 0, ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES,
 				 inode);
-	if (rc < ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES)
-		return rc >= 0 ? -EINVAL : rc;
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+	else if (rc < ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	rc = ecryptfs_validate_marker(marker);
 	if (!rc)
 		ecryptfs_i_size_init(file_size, inode);
@@ -1397,8 +1399,10 @@ int ecryptfs_read_and_validate_xattr_region(struct dentry *dentry,
 				     ecryptfs_inode_to_lower(inode),
 				     ECRYPTFS_XATTR_NAME, file_size,
 				     ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES);
-	if (rc < ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES)
-		return rc >= 0 ? -EINVAL : rc;
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+	else if (rc < ECRYPTFS_SIZE_AND_MARKER_BYTES)
+		return -EINVAL;
 	rc = ecryptfs_validate_marker(marker);
 	if (!rc)
 		ecryptfs_i_size_init(file_size, inode);