diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index e3c0ba93c1a3..e1fe8eda020f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -979,6 +979,11 @@ loop_set_status_from_info(struct loop_device *lo,
 
 	lo->lo_offset = info->lo_offset;
 	lo->lo_sizelimit = info->lo_sizelimit;
+
+	/* loff_t vars have been assigned __u64 */
+	if (lo->lo_offset < 0 || lo->lo_sizelimit < 0)
+		return -EOVERFLOW;
+
 	memcpy(lo->lo_file_name, info->lo_file_name, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	lo->lo_file_name[LO_NAME_SIZE-1] = 0;
 	lo->lo_flags = info->lo_flags;