1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/ntfs/inode.c b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
index dc4bbe3acf5c..7ec045131808 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs/inode.c
@@ -1166,6 +1166,8 @@ err_out:
  *
  * Return 0 on success and -errno on error.  In the error case, the inode will
  * have had make_bad_inode() executed on it.
+ *
+ * Note this cannot be called for AT_INDEX_ALLOCATION.
  */
 static int ntfs_read_locked_attr_inode(struct inode *base_vi, struct inode *vi)
 {
@@ -1242,8 +1244,8 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_attr_inode(struct inode *base_vi, struct inode *vi)
                         }
                 }
                 /*
-                 * The encryption flag set in an index root just means to
-                 * compress all files.
+                 * The compressed/sparse flag set in an index root just means
+                 * to compress all files.
                  */
                 if (NInoMstProtected(ni) && ni->type != AT_INDEX_ROOT) {
                         ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Found mst protected attribute "
@@ -1319,8 +1321,7 @@ static int ntfs_read_locked_attr_inode(struct inode *base_vi, struct inode *vi)
                                         "the mapping pairs array.");
                         goto unm_err_out;
                 }
-                if ((NInoCompressed(ni) || NInoSparse(ni)) &&
-                                ni->type != AT_INDEX_ROOT) {
+                if (NInoCompressed(ni) || NInoSparse(ni)) {
                         if (a->data.non_resident.compression_unit != 4) {
                                 ntfs_error(vi->i_sb, "Found nonstandard "
                                                 "compression unit (%u instead "