diff --git a/debugfs/debugfs.c b/debugfs/debugfs.c
index 17e5ec8..7a97c48 100644
--- a/debugfs/debugfs.c
+++ b/debugfs/debugfs.c
@@ -1948,8 +1948,12 @@ void do_rmdir(int argc, char *argv[])
 	rds.parent = 0;
 	rds.empty = 1;
 
-	retval = ext2fs_dir_iterate2(current_fs, inode_num, 0,
-				    0, rmdir_proc, &rds);
+	if (ext2fs_has_inline_data(current_fs, inode_num))
+		retval = ext2fs_inline_data_iterate2(current_fs, inode_num, 0,
+						     0, rmdir_proc, &rds);
+	else
+		retval = ext2fs_dir_iterate2(current_fs, inode_num, 0,
+					    0, rmdir_proc, &rds);
 	if (retval) {
 		com_err(argv[0], retval, "while iterating over directory");
 		return;