diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index a3eb1e826947..da6a2bc6bf02 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -178,7 +178,13 @@ int dbMount(struct inode *ipbmap)
 	dbmp_le = (struct dbmap_disk *) mp->data;
 	bmp->db_mapsize = le64_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_mapsize);
 	bmp->db_nfree = le64_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_nfree);
+
 	bmp->db_l2nbperpage = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_l2nbperpage);
+	if (bmp->db_l2nbperpage > L2PSIZE - L2MINBLOCKSIZE) {
+		err = -EINVAL;
+		goto err_release_metapage;
+	}
+
 	bmp->db_numag = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_numag);
 	if (!bmp->db_numag) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_filsys.h b/fs/jfs/jfs_filsys.h
index b5d702df7111..33ef13a0b110 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_filsys.h
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_filsys.h
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@
 #define NUM_INODE_PER_IAG	INOSPERIAG
 
 #define MINBLOCKSIZE		512
+#define L2MINBLOCKSIZE		9
 #define MAXBLOCKSIZE		4096
+#define L2MAXBLOCKSIZE		12
 #define	MAXFILESIZE		((s64)1 << 52)
 
 #define JFS_LINK_MAX		0xffffffff