diff --git a/fs/readdir.c b/fs/readdir.c
index d26d5ea4de7b8958ea3d48069cd873b50398cd88..fa5870a0353bf5b65326337a46106bc25ae40bf3 100644
--- a/fs/readdir.c
+++ b/fs/readdir.c
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ static int fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name, int namlen,
 
 	if (buf->result)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	buf->result = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
+	if (buf->result < 0)
+		return buf->result;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->result = -EOVERFLOW;
@@ -416,6 +419,9 @@ static int compat_fillonedir(struct dir_context *ctx, const char *name,
 
 	if (buf->result)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	buf->result = verify_dirent_name(name, namlen);
+	if (buf->result < 0)
+		return buf->result;
 	d_ino = ino;
 	if (sizeof(d_ino) < sizeof(ino) && d_ino != ino) {
 		buf->result = -EOVERFLOW;