diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
index 24afbae87225..7575c51cce9b 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
@@ -559,11 +559,16 @@ static int ea_get(struct inode *inode, struct ea_buffer *ea_buf, int min_size)
 
       size_check:
 	if (EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr) != ea_size) {
-		int size = clamp_t(int, ea_size, 0, EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr));
-
-		printk(KERN_ERR "ea_get: invalid extended attribute\n");
-		print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 1,
-				     ea_buf->xattr, size, 1);
+		if (unlikely(EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr) > INT_MAX)) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "ea_get: extended attribute size too large: %u > INT_MAX\n",
+			       EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr));
+		}
+		else {	
+			int size = clamp_t(int, ea_size, 0, EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr));
+			printk(KERN_ERR "ea_get: invalid extended attribute\n");
+			print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 1,
+				       ea_buf->xattr, size, 1);
+		}
 		ea_release(inode, ea_buf);
 		rc = -EIO;
 		goto clean_up;