diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
index 8f85177f284b..0a209b30686a 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
@@ -2130,7 +2130,7 @@ int dtDelete(tid_t tid,
 					stbl = DT_GETSTBL(np);
 					ldtentry =
 					    (struct ldtentry *) & np->
-					    slot[stbl[0]];
+					    slot[stbl[0] % np->header.maxslot];
 					next_index =
 					    le32_to_cpu(ldtentry->index);
 					DT_PUTPAGE(nmp);