diff --git a/drivers/filesystems/ext2/src/dirctl.c b/drivers/filesystems/ext2/src/dirctl.c
index 668b9c23f66..dfeda7b91bb 100644
--- a/drivers/filesystems/ext2/src/dirctl.c
+++ b/drivers/filesystems/ext2/src/dirctl.c
@@ -968,7 +968,6 @@ ProcessNextEntry:
 errorout:
 
         ((PULONG)((PUCHAR)Buffer + fc.efc_prev))[0] = 0;
-        FileIndex = ByteOffset;
 
         if (Status == STATUS_BUFFER_OVERFLOW) {
             /* just return fc.efc_start/EntrySize bytes that we filled */