diff --git a/fs/hfs/inode.c b/fs/hfs/inode.c
index 9c5badc9db009..a537cebf7a628 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/inode.c
@@ -461,8 +461,7 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		goto out;
 
 	if (S_ISDIR(main_inode->i_mode)) {
-		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			   sizeof(struct hfs_cat_dir));
 		if (rec.type != HFS_CDR_DIR ||
@@ -482,8 +481,7 @@ int hfs_write_inode(struct inode *inode, struct writeback_control *wbc)
 		hfs_bnode_write(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 				sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 	} else {
-		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset,
 			   sizeof(struct hfs_cat_file));
 		if (rec.type != HFS_CDR_FIL ||
diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
index ec7ade4b75a18..76501d905099b 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/inode.c
@@ -497,8 +497,7 @@ int hfsplus_cat_read_inode(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_find_data *fd)
 	if (type == HFSPLUS_FOLDER) {
 		struct hfsplus_cat_folder *folder = &entry.folder;
 
-		if (fd->entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd->entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd->bnode, &entry, fd->entryoffset,
 					sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder));
 		hfsplus_get_perms(inode, &folder->permissions, 1);
@@ -518,8 +517,7 @@ int hfsplus_cat_read_inode(struct inode *inode, struct hfs_find_data *fd)
 	} else if (type == HFSPLUS_FILE) {
 		struct hfsplus_cat_file *file = &entry.file;
 
-		if (fd->entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd->entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd->bnode, &entry, fd->entryoffset,
 					sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file));
 
@@ -576,8 +574,7 @@ int hfsplus_cat_write_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	if (S_ISDIR(main_inode->i_mode)) {
 		struct hfsplus_cat_folder *folder = &entry.folder;
 
-		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &entry, fd.entryoffset,
 					sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_folder));
 		/* simple node checks? */
@@ -602,8 +599,7 @@ int hfsplus_cat_write_inode(struct inode *inode)
 	} else {
 		struct hfsplus_cat_file *file = &entry.file;
 
-		if (fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file))
-			/* panic? */;
+		WARN_ON(fd.entrylength < sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file));
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &entry, fd.entryoffset,
 					sizeof(struct hfsplus_cat_file));
 		hfsplus_inode_write_fork(inode, &file->data_fork);