diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/brec.c b/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
index 1918544a7871..9e0e0c1f15a5 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/brec.c
@@ -138,7 +138,8 @@ int hfs_brec_insert(struct hfs_find_data *fd, void *entry, int entry_len)
 	 * at the start of the node and it is not the new node
 	 */
 	if (!rec && new_node != node) {
-		hfs_bnode_read_key(node, fd->search_key, data_off + size);
+		hfs_bnode_read_key(node, fd->search_key, data_off + 
+				(idx_rec_off == data_rec_off ? 0 : size));
 		hfs_brec_update_parent(fd);
 	}