dirdev = MAKEDEV(0, 0);
/* We must be sure we've had a chance to receive an I/O
* error for this directory before we delete in it. */
- while (check_for_io_err && !cur_flist->next)
+ while (check_for_io_err && !cur_flist->next && !flist_eof)
wait_for_receiver();
delete_in_dir(fbuf, fp, &dirdev);
} else