diff --git a/e2fsck/readahead.c b/e2fsck/readahead.c
index a860f2b..38d4ec4 100644
--- a/e2fsck/readahead.c
+++ b/e2fsck/readahead.c
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 		if (err == ENOENT) {
 			out = end;
 			err = 0;
+			if (out == start)
+				break;
 		} else if (err)
 			break;