diff --git a/fs/fat/dir.c b/fs/fat/dir.c
index 4afc4d9..7f66a38 100644
--- a/fs/fat/dir.c
+++ b/fs/fat/dir.c
@@ -586,8 +586,12 @@ static int __fat_readdir(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 
 	bh = NULL;
 get_new:
-	if (fat_get_entry(inode, &cpos, &bh, &de) == -1)
+	if (fat_get_entry(inode, &cpos, &bh, &de) == -1) {
+		if (cpos == 0)
+			cpos = 2;
+
 		goto end_of_dir;
+	}
 parse_record:
 	nr_slots = 0;
 	/*