diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
index 4d61340..33ad9a7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl.c
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EPERM);
 	if (copy_from_user(&al_hreq, arg, sizeof(xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq_t)))
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EFAULT);
-	if (al_hreq.buflen > XATTR_LIST_MAX)
+	if (al_hreq.buflen < sizeof(struct attrlist) ||
+	    al_hreq.buflen > XATTR_LIST_MAX)
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
index e8fb123..a7992f8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ioctl32.c
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@
 	if (copy_from_user(&al_hreq, arg,
 			   sizeof(compat_xfs_fsop_attrlist_handlereq_t)))
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EFAULT);
-	if (al_hreq.buflen > XATTR_LIST_MAX)
+	if (al_hreq.buflen < sizeof(struct attrlist) ||
+	    al_hreq.buflen > XATTR_LIST_MAX)
 		return -XFS_ERROR(EINVAL);
 
 	/*