diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 37d3859b1b32..4b9c20205092 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -457,7 +457,8 @@ static char * __init unpack_to_rootfs(char *buf, unsigned len)
 					 compress_name);
 				message = msg_buf;
 			}
-		}
+		} else
+			error("junk in compressed archive");
 		if (state != Reset)
 			error("junk in compressed archive");
 		this_header = saved_offset + my_inptr;