diff --git a/crypto/scompress.c b/crypto/scompress.c
index 4d50750d01c6..ec849790f728 100644
--- a/crypto/scompress.c
+++ b/crypto/scompress.c
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ static int scomp_acomp_comp_decomp(struct acomp_req *req, int dir)
 	struct crypto_scomp *scomp = *tfm_ctx;
 	void **ctx = acomp_request_ctx(req);
 	struct scomp_scratch *scratch;
+	unsigned int dlen;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!req->src || !req->slen || req->slen > SCOMP_SCRATCH_SIZE)
@@ -135,6 +136,8 @@ static int scomp_acomp_comp_decomp(struct acomp_req *req, int dir)
 	if (!req->dlen || req->dlen > SCOMP_SCRATCH_SIZE)
 		req->dlen = SCOMP_SCRATCH_SIZE;
 
+	dlen = req->dlen;
+
 	scratch = raw_cpu_ptr(&scomp_scratch);
 	spin_lock(&scratch->lock);
 
@@ -152,6 +155,9 @@ static int scomp_acomp_comp_decomp(struct acomp_req *req, int dir)
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
 				goto out;
 			}
+		} else if (req->dlen > dlen) {
+			ret = -ENOSPC;
+			goto out;
 		}
 		scatterwalk_map_and_copy(scratch->dst, req->dst, 0, req->dlen,
 					 1);