diff --git a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
index 1cc5b80..30b24cf 100644
--- a/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
+++ b/ipmitool/lib/ipmi_sdr.c
@@ -654,6 +654,9 @@ ipmi_sdr_get_header(struct ipmi_intf *intf, struct ipmi_sdr_iterator *itr)
 		}
 	}
 
+   if (try == 5)
+      return NULL;
+
 	if (!rsp)
 		return NULL;