diff --git a/fs/jffs2/compr_rtime.c b/fs/jffs2/compr_rtime.c
index 79e771ab624f..2b9ef713b844 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/compr_rtime.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/compr_rtime.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ static int jffs2_rtime_decompress(unsigned char *data_in,
 
 		positions[value]=outpos;
 		if (repeat) {
+			if ((outpos + repeat) >= destlen) {
+				return 1;
+			}
 			if (backoffs + repeat >= outpos) {
 				while(repeat) {
 					cpage_out[outpos++] = cpage_out[backoffs++];