diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c b/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c
index 0b791adf02e5..db0ee8b46a02 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/wrapper.c
@@ -175,10 +175,10 @@ int hfsplus_read_wrapper(struct super_block *sb)
 		goto out;
 
 	error = -ENOMEM;
-	sbi->s_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sbi->s_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb) * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sbi->s_vhdr_buf)
 		goto out;
-	sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf = kmalloc(hfsplus_min_io_size(sb) * 4, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sbi->s_backup_vhdr_buf)
 		goto out_free_vhdr;