diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 1de1c1b460a768d45dd61a013f1d54606fe9e86e..7a659a31f837663afdfd43dcbfcbec878ab256a7 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -1482,7 +1482,7 @@ static bool ext4_match(struct inode *parent,
 }
 
 /*
- * Returns 0 if not found, -1 on failure, and 1 on success
+ * Returns 0 if not found, -EFSCORRUPTED on failure, and 1 on success
  */
 int ext4_search_dir(struct buffer_head *bh, char *search_buf, int buf_size,
 		    struct inode *dir, struct ext4_filename *fname,
@@ -1503,7 +1503,7 @@ int ext4_search_dir(struct buffer_head *bh, char *search_buf, int buf_size,
 			 * a full check */
 			if (ext4_check_dir_entry(dir, NULL, de, bh, search_buf,
 						 buf_size, offset))
-				return -1;
+				return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 			*res_dir = de;
 			return 1;
 		}
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ int ext4_search_dir(struct buffer_head *bh, char *search_buf, int buf_size,
 		de_len = ext4_rec_len_from_disk(de->rec_len,
 						dir->i_sb->s_blocksize);
 		if (de_len <= 0)
-			return -1;
+			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		offset += de_len;
 		de = (struct ext4_dir_entry_2 *) ((char *) de + de_len);
 	}
@@ -1663,8 +1663,10 @@ static struct buffer_head *__ext4_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 			goto cleanup_and_exit;
 		} else {
 			brelse(bh);
-			if (i < 0)
+			if (i < 0) {
+				ret = ERR_PTR(i);
 				goto cleanup_and_exit;
+			}
 		}
 	next:
 		if (++block >= nblocks)
@@ -1758,7 +1760,7 @@ static struct buffer_head * ext4_dx_find_entry(struct inode *dir,
 		if (retval == 1)
 			goto success;
 		brelse(bh);
-		if (retval == -1) {
+		if (retval < 0) {
 			bh = ERR_PTR(ERR_BAD_DX_DIR);
 			goto errout;
 		}