diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index 6356026f732d..926b6676d253 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -2143,6 +2143,16 @@ int ntfs_read_inode_mount(struct inode *vi)
 			vi->i_size = le64_to_cpu(a->data.non_resident.data_size);
 			ni->initialized_size = le64_to_cpu(a->data.non_resident.initialized_size);
 			ni->allocated_size = le64_to_cpu(a->data.non_resident.allocated_size);
+			/*
+			 * Records between allocated_size and data_size are not
+			 * on disk, and would be read as zeros.
+			 */
+			if (vi->i_size > ni->allocated_size) {
+				ntfs_error(sb,
+					   "$MFT data size %lld exceeds its allocated size %lld. $MFT is corrupt. Run chkdsk.",
+					   vi->i_size, ni->allocated_size);
+				goto put_err_out;
+			}
 			/*
 			 * Verify the number of mft records does not exceed
 			 * 2^32 - 1.