diff --git a/flaim/src/fdict.cpp b/flaim/src/fdict.cpp
index 9ab5413..d92e6ed 100644
--- a/flaim/src/fdict.cpp
+++ b/flaim/src/fdict.cpp
@@ -2508,7 +2508,16 @@ FSTATIC RCODE DDCheckNameConflict(
 	if (RC_BAD( rc = FSBtSearch( pDb, pDictIxLFile, &pStack,
 						IxKeyBuf, uiKeyLen, 0L)))
 	{
-		goto Exit;
+		if (rc == FERR_EOF_HIT)
+		{
+			// No matching dictionary-name key exists yet, so there is no
+			// name conflict.  Treat end-of-index as a successful miss.
+			rc = FERR_OK;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			goto Exit;
+		}
 	}
 	
 	if (pStack->uiCmpStatus == BT_EQ_KEY)