diff --git a/fs/udf/symlink.c b/fs/udf/symlink.c
index fe03745d09b1..a05d1888a2ba 100644
--- a/fs/udf/symlink.c
+++ b/fs/udf/symlink.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ static int udf_pc_to_char(struct super_block *sb, unsigned char *from,
 	/* Reserve one byte for terminating \0 */
 	tolen--;
 	while (elen < fromlen) {
+		if (fromlen - elen < sizeof(struct pathComponent))
+			return -EIO;
 		pc = (struct pathComponent *)(from + elen);
 		elen += sizeof(struct pathComponent);
 		switch (pc->componentType) {