diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index 944f3d9456a8..a9e29ea37620 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -323,8 +323,19 @@ reread:
 	/*
 	 * Initialize the mount structure from the superblock.
 	 */
-	xfs_sb_from_disk(&mp->m_sb, XFS_BUF_TO_SBP(bp));
-	xfs_sb_quota_from_disk(&mp->m_sb);
+	xfs_sb_from_disk(sbp, XFS_BUF_TO_SBP(bp));
+	xfs_sb_quota_from_disk(sbp);
+
+	/*
+	 * If we haven't validated the superblock, do so now before we try
+	 * to check the sector size and reread the superblock appropriately.
+	 */
+	if (sbp->sb_magicnum != XFS_SB_MAGIC) {
+		if (loud)
+			xfs_warn(mp, "Invalid superblock magic number");
+		error = EINVAL;
+		goto release_buf;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * We must be able to do sector-sized and sector-aligned IO.
@@ -337,11 +348,11 @@ reread:
 		goto release_buf;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Re-read the superblock so the buffer is correctly sized,
-	 * and properly verified.
-	 */
 	if (buf_ops == NULL) {
+		/*
+		 * Re-read the superblock so the buffer is correctly sized,
+		 * and properly verified.
+		 */
 		xfs_buf_relse(bp);
 		sector_size = sbp->sb_sectsize;
 		buf_ops = loud ? &xfs_sb_buf_ops : &xfs_sb_quiet_buf_ops;