diff --git a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
index 8f8792e55806..7ba0a566f0ad 100644
--- a/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
+++ b/drivers/md/persistent-data/dm-array.c
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ struct array_block {
  */
 #define CSUM_XOR 595846735
 
+/*
+ * Each array block can hold this many values.
+ */
+static uint32_t calc_max_entries(size_t value_size, size_t size_of_block)
+{
+	return (size_of_block - sizeof(struct array_block)) / value_size;
+}
+
 static void array_block_prepare_for_write(const struct dm_block_validator *v,
 					  struct dm_block *b,
 					  size_t size_of_block)
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ static int array_block_check(const struct dm_block_validator *v,
 			     size_t size_of_block)
 {
 	struct array_block *bh_le = dm_block_data(b);
+	uint32_t nr_entries, max_entries, value_size;
 	__le32 csum_disk;
 
 	if (dm_block_location(b) != le64_to_cpu(bh_le->blocknr)) {
@@ -74,6 +83,26 @@ static int array_block_check(const struct dm_block_validator *v,
 		return -EILSEQ;
 	}
 
+	nr_entries = le32_to_cpu(bh_le->nr_entries);
+	max_entries = le32_to_cpu(bh_le->max_entries);
+	value_size = le32_to_cpu(bh_le->value_size);
+
+	if (!value_size) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s failed: value_size is zero", __func__);
+		return -EILSEQ;
+	}
+
+	if (max_entries != calc_max_entries(value_size, size_of_block)) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s failed: max_entries %u invalid for value_size %u",
+			    __func__, max_entries, value_size);
+		return -EILSEQ;
+	}
+
+	if (nr_entries > max_entries) {
+		DMERR_LIMIT("%s failed: too many entries", __func__);
+		return -EILSEQ;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -138,14 +167,6 @@ static void dec_ablock_entries(struct dm_array_info *info, struct array_block *a
 		on_entries(info, ab, vt->dec);
 }
 
-/*
- * Each array block can hold this many values.
- */
-static uint32_t calc_max_entries(size_t value_size, size_t size_of_block)
-{
-	return (size_of_block - sizeof(struct array_block)) / value_size;
-}
-
 /*
  * Allocate a new array block.  The caller will need to unlock block.
  */