diff --git a/fs/hfs/super.c b/fs/hfs/super.c
index 3bee9b5dba5e..02d78992eefd 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/super.c
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@ static int hfs_fill_super(struct super_block *sb, struct fs_context *fc)
 			goto bail_hfs_find;
 		}
 		hfs_bnode_read(fd.bnode, &rec, fd.entryoffset, fd.entrylength);
+		if (rec.type != HFS_CDR_DIR)
+			res = -EIO;
 	}
 	if (res)
 		goto bail_hfs_find;