diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
index b50010494e6d..72bceb8cd164 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/xattr.c
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@ static ssize_t ntfs_list_ea(struct ntfs_inode *ni, char *buffer,
 		if (!ea->name_len)
 			break;
 
-		if (ea->name_len > ea_size)
+		if (ea->name_len > ea_size) {
+			ntfs_set_state(ni->mi.sbi, NTFS_DIRTY_ERROR);
+			err = -EINVAL; /* corrupted fs */
 			break;
+		}
 
 		if (buffer) {
 			/* Check if we can use field ea->name */