if (namelen == 2 && strcmp(name, "..") == 0) {
                struct btrfs_key key;
                struct extent_buffer *leaf;
-               u32 nritems;
                int slot;
 
                key.objectid = dir->i_ino;
+               key.offset = (u64)-1;
                btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY);
-               key.offset = 0;
+               if (ret < 0 || path->slots[0] == 0)
+                       goto out_err;
                ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);
                BUG_ON(ret == 0);
                ret = 0;
-
                leaf = path->nodes[0];
-               slot = path->slots[0];
-               nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(leaf);
-               if (slot >= nritems)
-                       goto out_err;
+               slot = path->slots[0] - 1;
 
                btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, slot);
                if (key.objectid != dir->i_ino ||
        /* special case for .., just use the back ref */
        if (filp->f_pos == 1) {
                btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY);
-               key.offset = 0;
+               key.offset = (u64)-1;
                ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);
-               BUG_ON(ret == 0);
-               leaf = path->nodes[0];
-               slot = path->slots[0];
-               nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(leaf);
-               if (slot >= nritems) {
+               if (ret < 0 || path->slots[0] == 0) {
                        btrfs_release_path(root, path);
                        goto read_dir_items;
                }
+               BUG_ON(ret == 0);
+               leaf = path->nodes[0];
+               slot = path->slots[0] - 1;
                btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, slot);
                btrfs_release_path(root, path);
                if (found_key.objectid != key.objectid ||