diff --git a/fs/f2fs/segment.h b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
index 133f3c4cce75..3ccd02396e83 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/segment.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/segment.h
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 #define DEF_RECLAIM_PREFREE_SEGMENTS	5	/* 5% over total segments */
 
+#define F2FS_MIN_SEGMENTS	9 /* SB + 2 (CP + SIT + NAT) + SSA + MAIN */
+
 /* L: Logical segment # in volume, R: Relative segment # in main area */
 #define GET_L2R_SEGNO(free_i, segno)	(segno - free_i->start_segno)
 #define GET_R2L_SEGNO(free_i, segno)	(segno + free_i->start_segno)
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/super.c b/fs/f2fs/super.c
index 9e9481446eee..8194ca48f14d 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/super.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/super.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@ int sanity_check_ckpt(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	unsigned int total, fsmeta;
 	struct f2fs_super_block *raw_super = F2FS_RAW_SUPER(sbi);
 	struct f2fs_checkpoint *ckpt = F2FS_CKPT(sbi);
+	unsigned int ovp_segments, reserved_segments;
 	unsigned int main_segs, blocks_per_seg;
 	unsigned int sit_segs, nat_segs;
 	unsigned int sit_bitmap_size, nat_bitmap_size;
@@ -1096,6 +1097,16 @@ int sanity_check_ckpt(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 	if (unlikely(fsmeta >= total))
 		return 1;
 
+	ovp_segments = le32_to_cpu(ckpt->overprov_segment_count);
+	reserved_segments = le32_to_cpu(ckpt->rsvd_segment_count);
+
+	if (unlikely(fsmeta < F2FS_MIN_SEGMENTS ||
+			ovp_segments == 0 || reserved_segments == 0)) {
+		f2fs_msg(sbi->sb, KERN_ERR,
+			"Wrong layout: check mkfs.f2fs version");
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	main_segs = le32_to_cpu(raw_super->segment_count_main);
 	blocks_per_seg = sbi->blocks_per_seg;