diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
index 91f4ec93dab1..633a9aff0868 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dmap.c
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ static const s8 budtab[256] = {
  *	0	- success
  *	-ENOMEM	- insufficient memory
  *	-EIO	- i/o error
+ *	-EINVAL - wrong bmap data
  */
 int dbMount(struct inode *ipbmap)
 {
@@ -179,6 +180,9 @@ int dbMount(struct inode *ipbmap)
 	bmp->db_nfree = le64_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_nfree);
 	bmp->db_l2nbperpage = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_l2nbperpage);
 	bmp->db_numag = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_numag);
+	if (!bmp->db_numag)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	bmp->db_maxlevel = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_maxlevel);
 	bmp->db_maxag = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_maxag);
 	bmp->db_agpref = le32_to_cpu(dbmp_le->dn_agpref);