diff --git a/fs/ufs/cylinder.c b/fs/ufs/cylinder.c
index a2813270c303..b930ee1cf853 100644
--- a/fs/ufs/cylinder.c
+++ b/fs/ufs/cylinder.c
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ static bool ufs_read_cylinder(struct super_block *sb,
 	ucpi->c_clustersumoff = fs32_to_cpu(sb, ucg->cg_u.cg_44.cg_clustersumoff);
 	ucpi->c_clusteroff = fs32_to_cpu(sb, ucg->cg_u.cg_44.cg_clusteroff);
 	ucpi->c_nclusterblks = fs32_to_cpu(sb, ucg->cg_u.cg_44.cg_nclusterblks);
+
+	/* these on-disk values become array and bitmap indices */
+	if (ucpi->c_cgx != cgno ||
+	    ucpi->c_rotor >= uspi->s_fpg ||
+	    ucpi->c_frotor >= uspi->s_fpg ||
+	    ucpi->c_irotor >= uspi->s_ipg) {
+		ufs_error(sb, __func__,
+			  "inconsistent metadata in cylinder group %u\n", cgno);
+		goto failed;
+	}
 	UFSD("EXIT\n");
 	return true;