diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
index 8bf88d690729..476a7ff49482 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/stree.c
@@ -454,6 +454,12 @@ static int is_leaf(char *buf, int blocksize, struct buffer_head *bh)
 					 "(second one): %h", ih);
 			return 0;
 		}
+		if (is_direntry_le_ih(ih) && (ih_item_len(ih) < (ih_entry_count(ih) * IH_SIZE))) {
+			reiserfs_warning(NULL, "reiserfs-5093",
+					 "item entry count seems wrong %h",
+					 ih);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		prev_location = ih_location(ih);
 	}