diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index a537cebf7a62..ee2ea5532e69 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -453,15 +453,16 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		/* panic? */
 		return -EIO;
 
+	res = -EIO;
 	if (HFS_I(main_inode)->cat_key.CName.len > HFS_NAMELEN)
-		return -EIO;
+		goto out;
 	fd.search_key->cat = HFS_I(main_inode)->cat_key;
 	if (hfs_brec_find(&fd))
-		/* panic? */
 		goto out;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(main_inode->i_mode)) {
-		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir));
+		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir))
+			goto out;
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			   sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir));
 		if (rec.type != HFS_CDR_DIR ||
@@ -474,6 +475,8 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		hfs_bnode_write(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			    sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir));
 	} else if (HFS_IS_RSRC(inode)) {
+		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file))
+			goto out;
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			       sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 		hfs_inode_write_fork(inode, rec.file.RExtRec,
@@ -481,7 +484,8 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		hfs_bnode_write(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 				sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 	} else {
-		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
+		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file))
+			goto out;
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			   sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 		if (rec.type != HFS_CDR_FIL ||
@@ -498,9 +502,10 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		hfs_bnode_write(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			    sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 	}
+	res = 0;
 out:
 	hfs_find_exit(&fd);
-	return 0;
+	return res;
 }
 
 static struct dentry *hfs_file_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry,