diff --git a/fs/romfs/storage.c b/fs/romfs/storage.c
index 6b2b4362089e..b57b3ffcbc32 100644
--- a/fs/romfs/storage.c
+++ b/fs/romfs/storage.c
@@ -217,10 +217,8 @@ int romfs_dev_read(struct super_block *sb, unsigned long pos,
 	size_t limit;
 
 	limit = romfs_maxsize(sb);
-	if (pos >= limit)
+	if (pos >= limit || buflen > limit - pos)
 		return -EIO;
-	if (buflen > limit - pos)
-		buflen = limit - pos;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ROMFS_ON_MTD
 	if (sb->s_mtd)