diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
index 017db70d0f48..3d7a35d6a18b 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/namei.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ int search_by_entry_key(struct super_block *sb, const struct cpu_key *key,
 			return IO_ERROR;
 		}
 		PATH_LAST_POSITION(path)--;
+		break;
 
 	case ITEM_FOUND:
 		break;