diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
index ab11849cf9cc..c200b37f4562 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
@@ -2129,11 +2129,17 @@ int dtDelete(tid_t tid,
  next_index = -1;
  else {
  stbl = DT_GETSTBL(np);
- ldtentry =
-     (struct ldtentry *) & np->
-     slot[stbl[0]];
- next_index =
-     le32_to_cpu(ldtentry->index);
+ if (stbl[0] < 0 || stbl[0] >= DTPAGEMAXSLOT) {
+ jfs_err("JFS: Invalid stbl[0] = %d for inode %ld, block = %lld",
+ stbl[0], (long)ip->i_ino, (long long)le64_to_cpu(p->header.next));
+ next_index = -1;
+ } else {
+ ldtentry =
+ (struct ldtentry *) & np->
+ slot[stbl[0]];
+ next_index =
+ le32_to_cpu(ldtentry->index);
+ }
  DT_PUTPAGE(nmp);
  }
  }