diff --git a/fs/erofs/decompressor.c b/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
index d4cee95af14c..2ec9b2bb628d 100644
--- a/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
+++ b/fs/erofs/decompressor.c
@@ -323,7 +323,8 @@ static int z_erofs_transform_plain(struct z_erofs_decompress_req *rq,
 	unsigned int cur = 0, ni = 0, no, pi, po, insz, cnt;
 	u8 *kin;
 
-	DBG_BUGON(rq->outputsize > rq->inputsize);
+	if (rq->outputsize > rq->inputsize)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	if (rq->alg == Z_EROFS_COMPRESSION_INTERLACED) {
 		cur = bs - (rq->pageofs_out & (bs - 1));
 		pi = (rq->pageofs_in + rq->inputsize - cur) & ~PAGE_MASK;