diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index d9b66306a9a77..cb9e950a911d8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
 	xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_t		*ltp;
 	int				stale;
 	int				i;
+	bool				isleaf1 = (hdr->magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC ||
+						   hdr->magic == XFS_DIR3_LEAF1_MAGIC);
 
 	ltp = xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_p(geo, leaf);
 
@@ -158,8 +160,7 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
 		return __this_address;
 
 	/* Leaves and bests don't overlap in leaf format. */
-	if ((hdr->magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC ||
-	     hdr->magic == XFS_DIR3_LEAF1_MAGIC) &&
+	if (isleaf1 &&
 	    (char *)&hdr->ents[hdr->count] > (char *)xfs_dir2_leaf_bests_p(ltp))
 		return __this_address;
 
@@ -175,6 +176,10 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
 		}
 		if (hdr->ents[i].address == cpu_to_be32(XFS_DIR2_NULL_DATAPTR))
 			stale++;
+		if (isleaf1 && xfs_dir2_dataptr_to_db(geo,
+				be32_to_cpu(hdr->ents[i].address)) >=
+				be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount))
+			return __this_address;
 	}
 	if (hdr->stale != stale)
 		return __this_address;