diff --git a/fs/ext4/xattr.c b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
index 38531c5e16c6..6562fad27dde 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/xattr.c
@@ -1583,6 +1583,11 @@ static int ext4_xattr_set_entry(struct ext4_xattr_info *i,
 
 	/* Compute min_offs and last. */
 	last = s->first;
+	if (!last) {
+		ret = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	for (; !IS_LAST_ENTRY(last); last = next) {
 		next = EXT4_XATTR_NEXT(last);
 		if ((void *)next >= s->end) {