diff --git a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
index b55b803..c18c0ab 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/xattr.c
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
 
+#define JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED	1
+
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@
 		JFFS2_ERROR("node CRC failed at %#08x, read=%#08x, calc=%#08x\n",
 			    offset, je32_to_cpu(rx.hdr_crc), crc);
 		xd->flags |= JFFS2_XFLAGS_INVALID;
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	}
 	totlen = PAD(sizeof(rx) + rx.name_len + 1 + je16_to_cpu(rx.value_len));
 	if (je16_to_cpu(rx.magic) != JFFS2_MAGIC_BITMASK
@@ -169,7 +171,7 @@
 			    je32_to_cpu(rx.xid), xd->xid,
 			    je32_to_cpu(rx.version), xd->version);
 		xd->flags |= JFFS2_XFLAGS_INVALID;
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	}
 	xd->xprefix = rx.xprefix;
 	xd->name_len = rx.name_len;
@@ -227,12 +229,12 @@
 	data[xd->name_len] = '\0';
 	crc = crc32(0, data, length);
 	if (crc != xd->data_crc) {
-		JFFS2_WARNING("node CRC failed (JFFS2_NODETYPE_XREF)"
+		JFFS2_WARNING("node CRC failed (JFFS2_NODETYPE_XATTR)"
 			      " at %#08x, read: 0x%08x calculated: 0x%08x\n",
 			      ref_offset(xd->node), xd->data_crc, crc);
 		kfree(data);
 		xd->flags |= JFFS2_XFLAGS_INVALID;
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	}
 
 	xd->flags |= JFFS2_XFLAGS_HOT;
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@
 	if (xd->xname)
 		return 0;
 	if (xd->flags & JFFS2_XFLAGS_INVALID)
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	if (unlikely(is_xattr_datum_unchecked(c, xd)))
 		rc = do_verify_xattr_datum(c, xd);
 	if (!rc)
@@ -462,7 +464,7 @@
 	if (crc != je32_to_cpu(rr.node_crc)) {
 		JFFS2_ERROR("node CRC failed at %#08x, read=%#08x, calc=%#08x\n",
 			    offset, je32_to_cpu(rr.node_crc), crc);
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	}
 	if (je16_to_cpu(rr.magic) != JFFS2_MAGIC_BITMASK
 	    || je16_to_cpu(rr.nodetype) != JFFS2_NODETYPE_XREF
@@ -472,7 +474,7 @@
 			    offset, je16_to_cpu(rr.magic), JFFS2_MAGIC_BITMASK,
 			    je16_to_cpu(rr.nodetype), JFFS2_NODETYPE_XREF,
 			    je32_to_cpu(rr.totlen), PAD(sizeof(rr)));
-		return -EIO;
+		return JFFS2_XATTR_IS_CORRUPTED;
 	}
 	ref->ino = je32_to_cpu(rr.ino);
 	ref->xid = je32_to_cpu(rr.xid);