1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
index d93cbc6464d..1aae8f3e5ca 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/edd.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static u32 read_mbr_sig(u8 devno, struct edd_info *ei, u32 *mbrsig)
         char *mbrbuf_ptr, *mbrbuf_end;
         u32 buf_base, mbr_base;
         extern char _end[];
+        u16 mbr_magic;
 
         sector_size = ei->params.bytes_per_sector;
         if (!sector_size)
@@ -58,11 +59,15 @@ static u32 read_mbr_sig(u8 devno, struct edd_info *ei, u32 *mbrsig)
         if (mbrbuf_end > (char *)(size_t)boot_params.hdr.heap_end_ptr)
                 return -1;
 
+        memset(mbrbuf_ptr, 0, sector_size);
         if (read_mbr(devno, mbrbuf_ptr))
                 return -1;
 
         *mbrsig = *(u32 *)&mbrbuf_ptr[EDD_MBR_SIG_OFFSET];
-        return 0;
+        mbr_magic = *(u16 *)&mbrbuf_ptr[510];
+
+        /* check for valid MBR magic */
+        return mbr_magic == 0xAA55 ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 static int get_edd_info(u8 devno, struct edd_info *ei)