diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_getcwd.c b/sys/kern/vfs_getcwd.c
index a2d6d8dcb2b8..06cb460e01b0 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_getcwd.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_getcwd.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: vfs_getcwd.c,v 1.13 2000/03/30 09:27:14 augustss Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: vfs_getcwd.c,v 1.14 2000/12/15 11:52:14 fvdl Exp $ */
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1999 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ unionread:
 				}
 				cpos += reclen;
 			}
-		}
+		} else
+			goto out;
 	} while (!eofflag);
 #if 0
 	/*