diff --git a/fs/minix/inode.c b/fs/minix/inode.c
index 97a6ec14431f..d49337b5abfa 100644
--- a/fs/minix/inode.c
+++ b/fs/minix/inode.c
@@ -155,6 +155,23 @@ static int minix_remount (struct super_block * sb, int * flags, char * data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static bool minix_check_superblock(struct minix_sb_info *sbi)
+{
+	if (sbi->s_imap_blocks == 0 || sbi->s_zmap_blocks == 0)
+		return false;
+
+	/*
+	 * s_max_size must not exceed the block mapping limitation.  This check
+	 * is only needed for V1 filesystems, since V2/V3 support an extra level
+	 * of indirect blocks which places the limit well above U32_MAX.
+	 */
+	if (sbi->s_version == MINIX_V1 &&
+	    sbi->s_max_size > (7 + 512 + 512*512) * BLOCK_SIZE)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int minix_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 {
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
@@ -233,11 +250,12 @@ static int minix_fill_super(struct super_block *s, void *data, int silent)
 	} else
 		goto out_no_fs;
 
+	if (!minix_check_superblock(sbi))
+		goto out_illegal_sb;
+
 	/*
 	 * Allocate the buffer map to keep the superblock small.
 	 */
-	if (sbi->s_imap_blocks == 0 || sbi->s_zmap_blocks == 0)
-		goto out_illegal_sb;
 	i = (sbi->s_imap_blocks + sbi->s_zmap_blocks) * sizeof(bh);
 	map = kzalloc(i, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!map)