diff --git a/grub-core/fs/xfs.c b/grub-core/fs/xfs.c
index a03526b32..ca9c0c37a 100644
--- a/grub-core/fs/xfs.c
+++ b/grub-core/fs/xfs.c
@@ -775,7 +775,10 @@ grub_xfs_iterate_dir (grub_fshelp_node_t dir,
 	    c = de->name[de->len];
 	    de->name[de->len] = '\0';
 	    if (iterate_dir_call_hook (ino, de->name, &ctx))
-	      return 1;
+	      {
+		de->name[de->len] = c;
+		return 1;
+	      }
 	    de->name[de->len] = c;
 
 	    de = grub_xfs_inline_next_de(dir->data, head, de);