diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index c999eef4e345..ff452c02b61f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -1296,13 +1296,13 @@ loop_set_status_from_info(struct loop_device *lo,
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	/* Avoid assigning overflow values */
+	if (info->lo_offset > LLONG_MAX || info->lo_sizelimit > LLONG_MAX)
+		return -EOVERFLOW;
+
 	lo->lo_offset = info->lo_offset;
 	lo->lo_sizelimit = info->lo_sizelimit;
 
-	/* loff_t vars have been assigned __u64 */
-	if (lo->lo_offset < 0 || lo->lo_sizelimit < 0)
-		return -EOVERFLOW;
-
 	memcpy(lo->lo_file_name, info->lo_file_name, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	memcpy(lo->lo_crypt_name, info->lo_crypt_name, LO_NAME_SIZE);
 	lo->lo_file_name[LO_NAME_SIZE-1] = 0;