diff --git a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
index 565bd468b893..4df618abc4ef 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/attrib.c
@@ -733,8 +733,12 @@ static bool ntfs_non_resident_attr_value_is_valid(const struct attr_record *a)
 	min_len = offsetof(struct attr_record, data.non_resident.initialized_size) +
 		  sizeof(a->data.non_resident.initialized_size);
 
-	/* Sparse and compressed attributes have the extra compressed_size field */
-	if (a->flags & (ATTR_IS_SPARSE | ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK))
+	/*
+	 * Only the first extent of sparse and compressed attributes has the
+	 * extra compressed_size field.
+	 */
+	if ((a->flags & (ATTR_IS_SPARSE | ATTR_COMPRESSION_MASK)) &&
+	    !a->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn)
 		min_len += sizeof(a->data.non_resident.compressed_size);
 
 	if (attr_len < min_len)
diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index b666cdb3b102..eca0724c4358 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,11 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *vi)
 		}
 		if (a->non_resident) {
 			NInoSetNonResident(ni);
+			if (a->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn) {
+				ntfs_error(vi->i_sb,
+					   "First extent of $DATA attribute has non zero lowest_vcn.");
+				goto unm_err_out;
+			}
 			if (NInoCompressed(ni) || (NInoSparse(ni) && !NInoWofCompressed(ni))) {
 				if (NInoCompressed(ni) &&
 				    a->data.non_resident.compression_unit != 4) {
@@ -1205,11 +1210,6 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_inode(struct inode *vi)
 				ni->itype.compressed.size = le64_to_cpu(
 						a->data.non_resident.compressed_size);
 			}
-			if (a->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn) {
-				ntfs_error(vi->i_sb,
-					"First extent of $DATA attribute has non zero lowest_vcn.");
-				goto unm_err_out;
-			}
 			if (ntfs_non_resident_sizes_inconsistent(vi, a))
 				goto unm_err_out;
 			vi->i_size = ni->data_size = le64_to_cpu(a->data.non_resident.data_size);
@@ -1435,6 +1435,10 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_attr_inode(struct inode *base_vi, struct inode *vi)
 		}
 	} else {
 		NInoSetNonResident(ni);
+		if (a->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn) {
+			ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "First extent of attribute has non-zero lowest_vcn.");
+			goto unm_err_out;
+		}
 		/*
 		 * Ensure the attribute name is placed before the mapping pairs
 		 * array.
@@ -1470,10 +1474,6 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_attr_inode(struct inode *base_vi, struct inode *vi)
 			ni->itype.compressed.size = le64_to_cpu(
 					a->data.non_resident.compressed_size);
 		}
-		if (a->data.non_resident.lowest_vcn) {
-			ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "First extent of attribute has non-zero lowest_vcn.");
-			goto unm_err_out;
-		}
 		if (ntfs_non_resident_sizes_inconsistent(vi, a))
 			goto unm_err_out;
 		vi->i_size = ni->data_size = le64_to_cpu(a->data.non_resident.data_size);