diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
index 7f6e20899473..f9e2f606b5b8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_error.c
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ xfs_errortag_add(
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp,
 	unsigned int		error_tag)
 {
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(xfs_errortag_random_default) != XFS_ERRTAG_MAX);
+
 	if (error_tag >= XFS_ERRTAG_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;