diff --git a/fs/jfs/xattr.c b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
index 8577ad494e05..941d30bde39f 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/xattr.c
@@ -557,9 +557,11 @@ static int ea_get(struct inode *inode, struct ea_buffer *ea_buf, int min_size)
 
       size_check:
 	if (EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr) != ea_size) {
+		int size = min_t(int, EALIST_SIZE(ea_buf->xattr), ea_size);
+
 		printk(KERN_ERR "ea_get: invalid extended attribute\n");
 		print_hex_dump(KERN_ERR, "", DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS, 16, 1,
-				     ea_buf->xattr, ea_size, 1);
+				     ea_buf->xattr, size, 1);
 		ea_release(inode, ea_buf);
 		rc = -EIO;
 		goto clean_up;