diff --git a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
index 20934436..c222ad60 100644
--- a/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
+++ b/libntfs-3g/reparse.c
@@ -980,8 +980,9 @@ static int remove_reparse_index(ntfs_attr *na, ntfs_index_context *xr,
 			key.reparse_tag = *preparse_tag;
 		/* danger on processors which require proper alignment ! */
 			memcpy(&key.file_id, &file_id, 8);
-			if (!ntfs_index_lookup(&key, sizeof(REPARSE_INDEX_KEY), xr))
-				ret = ntfs_index_rm(xr);
+			if (!ntfs_index_lookup(&key, sizeof(REPARSE_INDEX_KEY), xr)
+			    && ntfs_index_rm(xr))
+				ret = -1;
 		} else {
 			ret = -1;
 			errno = ENODATA;