diff --git a/minix/lib/libsffs/read.c b/minix/lib/libsffs/read.c
index 58586102b..bb922f9a1 100644
--- a/minix/lib/libsffs/read.c
+++ b/minix/lib/libsffs/read.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ ssize_t do_getdents(ino_t ino_nr, struct fsdriver_data *data, size_t bytes,
    * the "." entry, the second position is for the ".." entry, and the next
    * position numbers each represent a file in the directory.
    */
-  do {
+  for (;;) {
 	/* Determine which inode and name to use for this entry.
 	 * We have no idea whether the host will give us "." and/or "..",
 	 * so generate our own and skip those from the host.
@@ -165,7 +165,9 @@ ssize_t do_getdents(ino_t ino_nr, struct fsdriver_data *data, size_t bytes,
 
 	if (r < 0)
 		return r;
-  } while (r > 0);
+	if (r == 0)
+		break;
+  }
 
   return fsdriver_dentry_finish(&fsdentry);
 }
diff --git a/minix/lib/libvtreefs/file.c b/minix/lib/libvtreefs/file.c
index 3d3b2c9fe..2542ebc8e 100644
--- a/minix/lib/libvtreefs/file.c
+++ b/minix/lib/libvtreefs/file.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ fs_getdents(ino_t ino_nr, struct fsdriver_data * data, size_t bytes,
 
 	fsdriver_dentry_init(&fsdentry, data, bytes, buf, bufsize);
 
-	do {
+	for (;;) {
 		/* Determine which inode and name to use for this entry. */
 		pos = (*posp)++;
 
@@ -287,7 +287,9 @@ fs_getdents(ino_t ino_nr, struct fsdriver_data * data, size_t bytes,
 		    IFTODT(child->i_stat.mode));
 		if (r < 0)
 			return r;
-	} while (r > 0);
+		if (r == 0)
+			break;
+	}
 
 	return fsdriver_dentry_finish(&fsdentry);
 }