diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
index a213bf11738f..85853ab62971 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-space-map-common.c
@@ -281,6 +281,11 @@ int sm_ll_lookup_bitmap(struct ll_disk *ll, dm_block_t b, uint32_t *result)
 	struct disk_index_entry ie_disk;
 	struct dm_block *blk;
 
+	if (b >= ll->nr_blocks) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("metadata block out of bounds");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
 	b = do_div(index, ll->entries_per_block);
 	r = ll->load_ie(ll, index, &ie_disk);
 	if (r < 0)