diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 1594687582f0..180da91462ab 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static int bin_search_in_dir_item(struct reiserfs_dir_entry *de, loff_t off)
 
        for (j = (rbound + lbound) / 2; lbound <= rbound;
             j = (rbound + lbound) / 2) {
+               if (!deh_offset(deh+j))
+                       break;
                if (off < deh_offset(deh + j)) {
                        rbound = j - 1;
                        continue;