diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 476a7ff49482..8c79db9e3c56 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -387,6 +387,24 @@ void pathrelse(struct treepath *search_path)
 	search_path->path_length = ILLEGAL_PATH_ELEMENT_OFFSET;
 }
 
+static int has_valid_deh_location(struct buffer_head *bh, struct item_head *ih)
+{
+	struct reiserfs_de_head *deh;
+	int i;
+
+	deh = B_I_DEH(bh, ih);
+	for (i = 0; i < ih_entry_count(ih); i++) {
+		if (deh_location(&deh[i]) > ih_item_len(ih)) {
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5094",
+					 "directory entry location seems wrong %h",
+					 &deh[i]);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 {
 	struct block_head *blkh;
@@ -454,11 +472,15 @@ static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 					 "(second one): %h", ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
-		if (is_direntry_le_ih(ih) && (ih_item_len(ih) < (ih_entry_count(ih) * IH_SIZE))) {
-			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5093",
-					 "item entry count seems wrong %h",
-					 ih);
-			return 0;
+		if (is_direntry_le_ih(ih)) {
+			if (ih_item_len(ih) < (ih_entry_count(ih) * IH_SIZE)) {
+				reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5093",
+						 "item entry count seems wrong %h",
+						 ih);
+				return 0;
+			} else {
+				return has_valid_deh_location(bh, ih);
+			}
 		}
 		prev_location = ih_location(ih);
 	}