diff --git a/fs/ext4/namei.c b/fs/ext4/namei.c
index 1deeaf566451..7c286cd9fe03 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/namei.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/namei.c
@@ -777,12 +777,14 @@ static struct dx_frame *
 dx_probe(struct ext4_filename *fname, struct inode *dir,
 	 struct dx_hash_info *hinfo, struct dx_frame *frame_in)
 {
-	unsigned count, indirect;
+	unsigned count, indirect, level, i;
 	struct dx_entry *at, *entries, *p, *q, *m;
 	struct dx_root *root;
 	struct dx_frame *frame = frame_in;
 	struct dx_frame *ret_err = ERR_PTR(ERR_BAD_DX_DIR);
 	u32 hash;
+	ext4_lblk_t block;
+	ext4_lblk_t blocks[EXT4_HTREE_LEVEL];
 
 	memset(frame_in, 0, EXT4_HTREE_LEVEL * sizeof(frame_in[0]));
 	frame->bh = ext4_read_dirblock(dir, 0, INDEX);
@@ -854,6 +856,8 @@ dx_probe(struct ext4_filename *fname, struct inode *dir,
 	}
 
 	dxtrace(printk("Look up %x", hash));
+	level = 0;
+	blocks[0] = 0;
 	while (1) {
 		count = dx_get_count(entries);
 		if (!count || count > dx_get_limit(entries)) {
@@ -882,15 +886,27 @@ dx_probe(struct ext4_filename *fname, struct inode *dir,
 			       dx_get_block(at)));
 		frame->entries = entries;
 		frame->at = at;
-		if (!indirect--)
+
+		block = dx_get_block(at);
+		for (i = 0; i <= level; i++) {
+			if (blocks[i] == block) {
+				ext4_warning_inode(dir,
+					"dx entry: tree cycle block %u points back to block %u",
+					blocks[level], block);
+				goto fail;
+			}
+		}
+		if (++level > indirect)
 			return frame;
+		blocks[level] = block;
 		frame++;
-		frame->bh = ext4_read_dirblock(dir, dx_get_block(at), INDEX);
+		frame->bh = ext4_read_dirblock(dir, block, INDEX);
 		if (IS_ERR(frame->bh)) {
 			ret_err = (struct dx_frame *) frame->bh;
 			frame->bh = NULL;
 			goto fail;
 		}
+
 		entries = ((struct dx_node *) frame->bh->b_data)->entries;
 
 		if (dx_get_limit(entries) != dx_node_limit(dir)) {