diff --git a/fs/erofs/zdata.c b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
index b792d424d774..cf4871834ebb 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/zdata.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/zdata.c
@@ -488,7 +488,8 @@ static int z_erofs_register_pcluster(struct z_erofs_decompress_frontend *fe)
 	struct erofs_workgroup *grp;
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(map->m_flags & EROFS_MAP_ENCODED)) {
+	if (!(map->m_flags & EROFS_MAP_ENCODED) ||
+	    (!ztailpacking && !(map->m_pa >> PAGE_SHIFT))) {
 		DBG_BUGON(1);
 		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	}