diff --git a/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c b/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
index fc44f5ce670bdfaf8bbe24d6bac18f862d7c9db4..7bd406f34f8bd1c624b77594fba9c2977520e0c1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/erofs/unzip_vle.c
@@ -311,7 +311,11 @@ z_erofs_vle_work_lookup(struct super_block *sb,
 	/* if multiref is disabled, `primary' is always true */
 	primary = true;
 
-	DBG_BUGON(work->pageofs != pageofs);
+	if (work->pageofs != pageofs) {
+		DBG_BUGON(1);
+		erofs_workgroup_put(egrp);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * lock must be taken first to avoid grp->next == NIL between