diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4.h b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
index 5b19760b1de5..4d95c3301775 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4.h
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4.h
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ ext4_group_first_block_no(struct super_block *sb, ext4_group_t group_no)
 /*
  * Special error return code only used by dx_probe() and its callers.
  */
-#define ERR_BAD_DX_DIR	-75000
+#define ERR_BAD_DX_DIR	(-(MAX_ERRNO - 1))
 
 /*
  * Timeout and state flag for lazy initialization inode thread.
diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index b147a67baa0d..ae7088b446d1 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
 				   buffer */
 	int num = 0;
 	ext4_lblk_t  nblocks;
-	int i, err;
+	int i, err = 0;
 	int namelen;
 
 	*res_dir = NULL;
@@ -1264,7 +1264,11 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_find_entry (struct inode *dir,
 		 * return.  Otherwise, fall back to doing a search the
 		 * old fashioned way.
 		 */
-		if (bh || (err != ERR_BAD_DX_DIR))
+		if (err == -ENOENT)
+			return NULL;
+		if (err && err != ERR_BAD_DX_DIR)
+			return ERR_PTR(err);
+		if (bh)
 			return bh;
 		dxtrace(printk(KERN_DEBUG "ext4_find_entry: dx failed, "
 			       "falling back\n"));
@@ -1295,6 +1299,11 @@ restart:
 				}
 				num++;
 				bh = ext4_getblk(NULL, dir, b++, 0, &err);
+				if (unlikely(err)) {
+					if (ra_max == 0)
+						return ERR_PTR(err);
+					break;
+				}
 				bh_use[ra_max] = bh;
 				if (bh)
 					ll_rw_block(READ | REQ_META | REQ_PRIO,
@@ -1417,6 +1426,8 @@ static struct dentry *ext4_lookup(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry, unsi
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 
 	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return (struct dentry *) bh;
 	inode = NULL;
 	if (bh) {
 		__u32 ino = le32_to_cpu(de->inode);
@@ -1450,6 +1461,8 @@ struct dentry *ext4_get_parent(struct dentry *child)
 	struct buffer_head *bh;
 
 	bh = ext4_find_entry(child->d_inode, &dotdot, &de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return (struct dentry *) bh;
 	if (!bh)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	ino = le32_to_cpu(de->inode);
@@ -2727,6 +2740,8 @@ static int ext4_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	retval = -ENOENT;
 	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(bh);
 	if (!bh)
 		goto end_rmdir;
 
@@ -2794,6 +2809,8 @@ static int ext4_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 
 	retval = -ENOENT;
 	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, &dentry->d_name, &de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(bh);
 	if (!bh)
 		goto end_unlink;
 
@@ -3121,6 +3138,8 @@ static int ext4_find_delete_entry(handle_t *handle, struct inode *dir,
 	struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *de;
 
 	bh = ext4_find_entry(dir, d_name, &de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(bh);
 	if (bh) {
 		retval = ext4_delete_entry(handle, dir, de, bh);
 		brelse(bh);
@@ -3202,6 +3221,8 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 		dquot_initialize(new.inode);
 
 	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name, &old.de, NULL);
+	if (IS_ERR(old.bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(old.bh);
 	/*
 	 *  Check for inode number is _not_ due to possible IO errors.
 	 *  We might rmdir the source, keep it as pwd of some process
@@ -3214,6 +3235,10 @@ static int ext4_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	new.bh = ext4_find_entry(new.dir, &new.dentry->d_name,
 				 &new.de, &new.inlined);
+	if (IS_ERR(new.bh)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(new.bh);
+		goto end_rename;
+	}
 	if (new.bh) {
 		if (!new.inode) {
 			brelse(new.bh);
@@ -3330,6 +3355,8 @@ static int ext4_cross_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	old.bh = ext4_find_entry(old.dir, &old.dentry->d_name,
 				 &old.de, &old.inlined);
+	if (IS_ERR(old.bh))
+		return PTR_ERR(old.bh);
 	/*
 	 *  Check for inode number is _not_ due to possible IO errors.
 	 *  We might rmdir the source, keep it as pwd of some process
@@ -3342,6 +3369,10 @@ static int ext4_cross_rename(struct inode *old_dir, struct dentry *old_dentry,
 
 	new.bh = ext4_find_entry(new.dir, &new.dentry->d_name,
 				 &new.de, &new.inlined);
+	if (IS_ERR(new.bh)) {
+		retval = PTR_ERR(new.bh);
+		goto end_rename;
+	}
 
 	/* RENAME_EXCHANGE case: old *and* new must both exist */
 	if (!new.bh || le32_to_cpu(new.de->inode) != new.inode->i_ino)