diff --git a/fs/fat/cache.c b/fs/fat/cache.c
index e9bed49df6b71047b6658063e377fb59ef4c339e..78d501c1fb658f153a9683a95c560a3483c70cd7 100644
--- a/fs/fat/cache.c
+++ b/fs/fat/cache.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static inline void cache_init(struct fat_cache_id *cid, int fclus, int dclus)
 int fat_get_cluster(struct inode *inode, int cluster, int *fclus, int *dclus)
 {
 	struct super_block *sb = inode->i_sb;
-	const int limit = sb->s_maxbytes >> MSDOS_SB(sb)->cluster_bits;
+	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
+	const int limit = sb->s_maxbytes >> sbi->cluster_bits;
 	struct fat_entry fatent;
 	struct fat_cache_id cid;
 	int nr;
@@ -234,6 +235,12 @@ int fat_get_cluster(struct inode *inode, int cluster, int *fclus, int *dclus)
 
 	*fclus = 0;
 	*dclus = MSDOS_I(inode)->i_start;
+	if (!fat_valid_entry(sbi, *dclus)) {
+		fat_fs_error_ratelimit(sb,
+			"%s: invalid start cluster (i_pos %lld, start %08x)",
+			__func__, MSDOS_I(inode)->i_pos, *dclus);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 	if (cluster == 0)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -250,9 +257,8 @@ int fat_get_cluster(struct inode *inode, int cluster, int *fclus, int *dclus)
 		/* prevent the infinite loop of cluster chain */
 		if (*fclus > limit) {
 			fat_fs_error_ratelimit(sb,
-					"%s: detected the cluster chain loop"
-					" (i_pos %lld)", __func__,
-					MSDOS_I(inode)->i_pos);
+				"%s: detected the cluster chain loop (i_pos %lld)",
+				__func__, MSDOS_I(inode)->i_pos);
 			nr = -EIO;
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -262,9 +268,8 @@ int fat_get_cluster(struct inode *inode, int cluster, int *fclus, int *dclus)
 			goto out;
 		else if (nr == FAT_ENT_FREE) {
 			fat_fs_error_ratelimit(sb,
-				       "%s: invalid cluster chain (i_pos %lld)",
-				       __func__,
-				       MSDOS_I(inode)->i_pos);
+				"%s: invalid cluster chain (i_pos %lld)",
+				__func__, MSDOS_I(inode)->i_pos);
 			nr = -EIO;
 			goto out;
 		} else if (nr == FAT_ENT_EOF) {
diff --git a/fs/fat/fat.h b/fs/fat/fat.h
index 154ae54a6b3aad9064c5a8e6c3aeaead991f8478..df84d5710b59adaa9e1beff4fdb8315b68b75391 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fat.h
+++ b/fs/fat/fat.h
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ static inline void fatent_brelse(struct fat_entry *fatent)
 	fatent->fat_inode = NULL;
 }
 
+static inline bool fat_valid_entry(struct msdos_sb_info *sbi, int entry)
+{
+	return FAT_START_ENT <= entry && entry < sbi->max_cluster;
+}
+
 extern void fat_ent_access_init(struct super_block *sb);
 extern int fat_ent_read(struct inode *inode, struct fat_entry *fatent,
 			int entry);
diff --git a/fs/fat/fatent.c b/fs/fat/fatent.c
index 25d43a5e8a4d930f28248a70e27721003ea8766b..defc2168de915c23406fe869af1ca65834818402 100644
--- a/fs/fat/fatent.c
+++ b/fs/fat/fatent.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void fat12_ent_blocknr(struct super_block *sb, int entry,
 {
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
 	int bytes = entry + (entry >> 1);
-	WARN_ON(entry < FAT_START_ENT || sbi->max_cluster <= entry);
+	WARN_ON(!fat_valid_entry(sbi, entry));
 	*offset = bytes & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
 	*blocknr = sbi->fat_start + (bytes >> sb->s_blocksize_bits);
 }
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static void fat_ent_blocknr(struct super_block *sb, int entry,
 {
 	struct msdos_sb_info *sbi = MSDOS_SB(sb);
 	int bytes = (entry << sbi->fatent_shift);
-	WARN_ON(entry < FAT_START_ENT || sbi->max_cluster <= entry);
+	WARN_ON(!fat_valid_entry(sbi, entry));
 	*offset = bytes & (sb->s_blocksize - 1);
 	*blocknr = sbi->fat_start + (bytes >> sb->s_blocksize_bits);
 }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ int fat_ent_read(struct inode *inode, struct fat_entry *fatent, int entry)
 	int err, offset;
 	sector_t blocknr;
 
-	if (entry < FAT_START_ENT || sbi->max_cluster <= entry) {
+	if (!fat_valid_entry(sbi, entry)) {
 		fatent_brelse(fatent);
 		fat_fs_error(sb, "invalid access to FAT (entry 0x%08x)", entry);
 		return -EIO;