diff --git a/fs/hfs/dir.c b/fs/hfs/dir.c
index 5de5c48b418d..75b254280ff6 100644
--- a/fs/hfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/hfs/dir.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ static int hfs_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx)
 	 * Can be done after the list insertion; exclusion with
 	 * hfs_delete_cat() is provided by directory lock.
 	 */
-	memcpy(&rd->key, &fd.key, sizeof(struct hfs_cat_key));
+	memcpy(&rd->key, &fd.key->cat, sizeof(struct hfs_cat_key));
 out:
 	hfs_find_exit(&fd);
 	return err;