diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index 4a95a92546a0..a58a5b733224 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -456,6 +456,8 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		/* panic? */
 		return -EIO;
 
+	if (HFS_I(main_inode)->cat_key.CName.len > HFS_NAMELEN)
+		return -EIO;
 	fd.search_key->cat = HFS_I(main_inode)->cat_key;
 	if (hfs_brec_find(&fd))
 		/* panic? */