diff --git a/print-tree.c b/print-tree.c
index c752ba25..6e6b69b8 100644
--- a/print-tree.c
+++ b/print-tree.c
@@ -198,9 +198,17 @@ void print_chunk_item(struct extent_buffer *eb, struct btrfs_chunk *chunk)
 {
 	u16 num_stripes = btrfs_chunk_num_stripes(eb, chunk);
 	int i;
-	u32 chunk_item_size = btrfs_chunk_item_size(num_stripes);
+	u32 chunk_item_size;
 	char chunk_flags_str[32] = {0};
 
+	/* The chunk must contain at least one stripe */
+	if (num_stripes < 1) {
+		printf("invalid num_stripes: %u\n", num_stripes);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	chunk_item_size = btrfs_chunk_item_size(num_stripes);
+
 	if ((unsigned long)chunk + chunk_item_size > eb->len) {
 		printf("\t\tchunk item invalid\n");
 		return;