diff --git a/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
index 2943b2b..62a0de6 100644
--- a/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
+++ b/fs/squashfs/file_direct.c
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
 		 */
 		res = squashfs_read_cache(target_page, block, bsize, pages,
 								page);
+		if (res < 0)
+			goto mark_errored;
+
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@
 	 * dealt with by the caller
 	 */
 	for (i = 0; i < pages; i++) {
-		if (page[i] == target_page)
+		if (page[i] == NULL || page[i] == target_page)
 			continue;
 		flush_dcache_page(page[i]);
 		SetPageError(page[i]);