diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index d4359a1df3d5..84933a0af49b 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -1809,6 +1809,12 @@ int ntfs_read_inode_mount(struct inode *vi)
 		brelse(bh);
 	}
 
+	if (le32_to_cpu(m->bytes_allocated) != vol->mft_record_size) {
+		ntfs_error(sb, "Incorrect mft record size %u in superblock, should be %u.",
+				le32_to_cpu(m->bytes_allocated), vol->mft_record_size);
+		goto err_out;
+	}
+
 	/* Apply the mst fixups. */
 	if (post_read_mst_fixup((NTFS_RECORD*)m, vol->mft_record_size)) {
 		/* FIXME: Try to use the $MFTMirr now. */