diff --git a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
index 989a12a67872..6dc234913dd5 100644
--- a/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
+++ b/lib/strncpy_from_user.c
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 	if (unlikely(count <= 0))
 		return 0;
 
+	kasan_check_write(dst, count);
+	check_object_size(dst, count, false);
+
 	if (can_do_masked_user_access()) {
 		long retval;
 
@@ -142,8 +145,6 @@ long strncpy_from_user(char *dst, const char __user *src, long count)
 		if (max > count)
 			max = count;
 
-		kasan_check_write(dst, count);
-		check_object_size(dst, count, false);
 		if (user_read_access_begin(src, max)) {
 			retval = do_strncpy_from_user(dst, src, count, max);
 			user_read_access_end();