diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
index f44f7999697860ace70a6de316f81e76dee5bc08..29816981b50a92c1657b19778fd9e09f1d199c16 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_readdir.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_getdents(
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
 
-	ASSERT(dp->i_d.di_size >= xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_size(sfp->i8count));
+	if (dp->i_d.di_size < xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_size(sfp->i8count))
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the block number in the offset is out of range, we're done.