diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index 52615e6090e1..904734e34507 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -594,11 +594,23 @@ static int ntfs_attr_find(const ATTR_TYPE type, const ntfschar *name,
 	for (;;	a = (ATTR_RECORD*)((u8*)a + le32_to_cpu(a->length))) {
 		u8 *mrec_end = (u8 *)ctx->mrec +
 		               le32_to_cpu(ctx->mrec->bytes_allocated);
-		u8 *name_end = (u8 *)a + le16_to_cpu(a->name_offset) +
-			       a->name_length * sizeof(ntfschar);
-		if ((u8*)a < (u8*)ctx->mrec || (u8*)a > mrec_end ||
-		    name_end > mrec_end)
+		u8 *name_end, *arec_head_end;
+
+		/* check for wrap around */
+		if ((u8 *)a < (u8 *)ctx->mrec)
+			break;
+
+		/* check whether Attribute Record Header is within bounds */
+		arec_head_end = (u8 *)a + sizeof(ATTR_RECORD);
+		if (arec_head_end < (u8 *)a || arec_head_end > mrec_end)
 			break;
+
+		/* check whether ATTR_RECORD's name is within bounds */
+		name_end = (u8 *)a + le16_to_cpu(a->name_offset) +
+			   a->name_length * sizeof(ntfschar);
+		if (name_end > mrec_end)
+			break;
+
 		ctx->attr = a;
 		if (unlikely(le32_to_cpu(a->type) > le32_to_cpu(type) ||
 				a->type == AT_END))