diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c b/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
index bc7469d0a34d..7c4db816c43d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/fsntfs.c
@@ -2302,8 +2302,8 @@ int ntfs_reparse_init(struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	root_r = resident_data(attr);
-	if (root_r->type != ATTR_ZERO ||
+	root_r = resident_data_ex(attr, sizeof(struct INDEX_ROOT));
+	if (!root_r || root_r->type != ATTR_ZERO ||
 	    root_r->rule != NTFS_COLLATION_TYPE_UINTS) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
@@ -2340,8 +2340,8 @@ int ntfs_objid_init(struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	root = resident_data(attr);
-	if (root->type != ATTR_ZERO ||
+	root = resident_data_ex(attr, sizeof(struct INDEX_ROOT));
+	if (!root || root->type != ATTR_ZERO ||
 	    root->rule != NTFS_COLLATION_TYPE_UINTS) {
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;