diff --git a/fs/ceph/dir.c b/fs/ceph/dir.c
index 7d447af84ec4861acee8cd82bcecf80a892132b1..158c700fdca5e4f62763377a8374217d6371b68b 100644
--- a/fs/ceph/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ceph/dir.c
@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ static int __dcache_readdir(struct file *filp,
 	spin_lock(&dcache_lock);
 
 	/* start at beginning? */
-	if (filp->f_pos == 2 || (last &&
-				 filp->f_pos < ceph_dentry(last)->offset)) {
+	if (filp->f_pos == 2 || last == NULL ||
+	    filp->f_pos < ceph_dentry(last)->offset) {
 		if (list_empty(&parent->d_subdirs))
 			goto out_unlock;
 		p = parent->d_subdirs.prev;