diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 0be47e4..b57daa8 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@
  *
  */
 int btrfs_readdir_delayed_dir_index(struct dir_context *ctx,
-				    struct list_head *ins_list)
+				    struct list_head *ins_list, bool *emitted)
 {
 	struct btrfs_dir_item *di;
 	struct btrfs_delayed_item *curr, *next;
@@ -1733,6 +1733,7 @@
 
 		if (over)
 			return 1;
+		*emitted = true;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
index f70119f..0167853 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 int btrfs_should_delete_dir_index(struct list_head *del_list,
 				  u64 index);
 int btrfs_readdir_delayed_dir_index(struct dir_context *ctx,
-				    struct list_head *ins_list);
+				    struct list_head *ins_list, bool *emitted);
 
 /* for init */
 int __init btrfs_delayed_inode_init(void);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index e456545..600bf0d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -5716,6 +5716,7 @@
 	char *name_ptr;
 	int name_len;
 	int is_curr = 0;	/* ctx->pos points to the current index? */
+	bool emitted;
 
 	/* FIXME, use a real flag for deciding about the key type */
 	if (root->fs_info->tree_root == root)
@@ -5744,6 +5745,7 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
+	emitted = false;
 	while (1) {
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
@@ -5823,6 +5825,7 @@
 
 			if (over)
 				goto nopos;
+			emitted = true;
 			di_len = btrfs_dir_name_len(leaf, di) +
 				 btrfs_dir_data_len(leaf, di) + sizeof(*di);
 			di_cur += di_len;
@@ -5835,11 +5838,20 @@
 	if (key_type == BTRFS_DIR_INDEX_KEY) {
 		if (is_curr)
 			ctx->pos++;
-		ret = btrfs_readdir_delayed_dir_index(ctx, &ins_list);
+		ret = btrfs_readdir_delayed_dir_index(ctx, &ins_list, &emitted);
 		if (ret)
 			goto nopos;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * If we haven't emitted any dir entry, we must not touch ctx->pos as
+	 * it was was set to the termination value in previous call. We assume
+	 * that "." and ".." were emitted if we reach this point and set the
+	 * termination value as well for an empty directory.
+	 */
+	if (ctx->pos > 2 && !emitted)
+		goto nopos;
+
 	/* Reached end of directory/root. Bump pos past the last item. */
 	ctx->pos++;