diff --git a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
index 4df5059..25b2443 100644
--- a/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfsplus/dir.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 	sb = dir->i_sb;
 
 	dentry->d_fsdata = NULL;
-	hfs_find_init(HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->cat_tree, &fd);
+	err = hfs_find_init(HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->cat_tree, &fd);
+	if (err)
+		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	hfsplus_cat_build_key(sb, fd.search_key, dir->i_ino, &dentry->d_name);
 again:
 	err = hfs_brec_read(&fd, &entry, sizeof(entry));
@@ -132,7 +134,9 @@
 	if (filp->f_pos >= inode->i_size)
 		return 0;
 
-	hfs_find_init(HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->cat_tree, &fd);
+	err = hfs_find_init(HFSPLUS_SB(sb)->cat_tree, &fd);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 	hfsplus_cat_build_key(sb, fd.search_key, inode->i_ino, NULL);
 	err = hfs_brec_find(&fd);
 	if (err)