diff --git a/fs/ext4/dir.c b/fs/ext4/dir.c
index 0589e914663f..e8275b5d2743 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/dir.c
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static int ext4_dx_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	struct dir_private_info *info = file->private_data;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct fname *fname;
-	int	ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!info) {
 		info = ext4_htree_create_dir_info(file, ctx->pos);
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ static int ext4_dx_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 						   info->curr_minor_hash,
 						   &info->next_hash);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				return ret;
+				goto finished;
 			if (ret == 0) {
 				ctx->pos = ext4_get_htree_eof(file);
 				break;
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int ext4_dx_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	}
 finished:
 	info->last_pos = ctx->pos;
-	return 0;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }
 
 static int ext4_dir_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * filp)