diff --git a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
index ab11849cf9cc..a9094b87b974 100644
--- a/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
+++ b/fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c
@@ -2647,7 +2647,9 @@ static int add_missing_indices(struct inode *inode, s64 bn)
 
 	stbl = DT_GETSTBL(p);
 	for (i = 0; i < p->header.nextindex; i++) {
-		if (stbl[i] < 0) {
+		if ((stbl[i] < 0) ||
+		    /* No more than 9 page slots for the directory root page. */
+		    ((p->header.flag & BT_ROOT) && stbl[i] > 8)) {
 			jfs_err("jfs: add_missing_indices: Invalid stbl[%d] = %d for inode %ld, block = %lld",
 				i, stbl[i], (long)inode->i_ino, (long long)bn);
 			rc = -EIO;