diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/record.c b/fs/ntfs3/record.c
index cc1aa626bb9ecd4d11c7908cd31cec0beb10bc6b..60ef03dc430cd0cc103f8006126276a33a3f5021 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/record.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/record.c
@@ -211,25 +211,21 @@ struct ATTRIB *mi_enum_attr(struct mft_inode *mi, struct ATTRIB *attr)
 		prev_type = 0;
 		attr = Add2Ptr(rec, off);
 	} else {
-		/* Check if input attr inside record. */
+		/*
+		 * We don't need to check previous attr here. There is
+		 * a bounds checking in the previous round.
+		 */
 		off = PtrOffset(rec, attr);
-		if (off >= used)
-			return NULL;
 
 		asize = le32_to_cpu(attr->size);
-		if (asize < SIZEOF_RESIDENT) {
-			/* Impossible 'cause we should not return such attribute. */
-			return NULL;
-		}
 
 		prev_type = le32_to_cpu(attr->type);
 		attr = Add2Ptr(attr, asize);
 		off += asize;
 	}
 
-	asize = le32_to_cpu(attr->size);
-
 	/* Can we use the first field (attr->type). */
+	/* NOTE: this code also checks attr->size availability. */
 	if (off + 8 > used) {
 		static_assert(ALIGN(sizeof(enum ATTR_TYPE), 8) == 8);
 		return NULL;
@@ -249,6 +245,8 @@ struct ATTRIB *mi_enum_attr(struct mft_inode *mi, struct ATTRIB *attr)
 	if (t32 < prev_type)
 		return NULL;
 
+	asize = le32_to_cpu(attr->size);
+
 	/* Check boundary. */
 	if (off + asize > used)
 		return NULL;
@@ -278,6 +276,10 @@ struct ATTRIB *mi_enum_attr(struct mft_inode *mi, struct ATTRIB *attr)
 	if (attr->non_res != 1)
 		return NULL;
 
+	/* Can we use memory including attr->nres.valid_size? */
+	if (asize < SIZEOF_NONRESIDENT)
+		return NULL;
+
 	t16 = le16_to_cpu(attr->nres.run_off);
 	if (t16 > asize)
 		return NULL;
@@ -304,7 +306,8 @@ struct ATTRIB *mi_enum_attr(struct mft_inode *mi, struct ATTRIB *attr)
 
 	if (!attr->nres.svcn && is_attr_ext(attr)) {
 		/* First segment of sparse/compressed attribute */
-		if (asize + 8 < SIZEOF_NONRESIDENT_EX)
+		/* Can we use memory including attr->nres.total_size? */
+		if (asize < SIZEOF_NONRESIDENT_EX)
 			return NULL;
 
 		tot_size = le64_to_cpu(attr->nres.total_size);
@@ -314,9 +317,6 @@ struct ATTRIB *mi_enum_attr(struct mft_inode *mi, struct ATTRIB *attr)
 		if (tot_size > alloc_size)
 			return NULL;
 	} else {
-		if (asize + 8 < SIZEOF_NONRESIDENT)
-			return NULL;
-
 		if (attr->nres.c_unit)
 			return NULL;