diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
index b045e95c2ea7..178b3455a170 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
@@ -66,8 +66,18 @@ xchk_dir_check_ftype(
 	 * eofblocks cleanup (which allocates what would be a nested
 	 * transaction), we can't use DONTCACHE here because DONTCACHE
 	 * inodes can trigger immediate inactive cleanup of the inode.
+	 *
+	 * If _iget returns -EINVAL or -ENOENT then the child inode number is
+	 * garbage and the directory is corrupt.  If the _iget returns
+	 * -EFSCORRUPTED or -EFSBADCRC then the child is corrupt which is a
+	 *  cross referencing error.  Any other error is an operational error.
 	 */
 	error = xfs_iget(mp, sdc->sc->tp, inum, 0, 0, &ip);
+	if (error == -EINVAL || error == -ENOENT) {
+		error = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+		xchk_fblock_process_error(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, 0, &error);
+		goto out;
+	}
 	if (!xchk_fblock_xref_process_error(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, offset,
 			&error))
 		goto out;
@@ -105,6 +115,7 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 	struct xfs_name		xname;
 	xfs_ino_t		lookup_ino;
 	xfs_dablk_t		offset;
+	bool			checked_ftype = false;
 	int			error = 0;
 
 	sdc = container_of(dir_iter, struct xchk_dir_ctx, dir_iter);
@@ -133,6 +144,7 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 		if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb) && type != DT_DIR)
 			xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK,
 					offset);
+		checked_ftype = true;
 		if (ino != ip->i_ino)
 			xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK,
 					offset);
@@ -144,6 +156,7 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 		if (xfs_sb_version_hasftype(&mp->m_sb) && type != DT_DIR)
 			xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK,
 					offset);
+		checked_ftype = true;
 		if (ip->i_ino == mp->m_sb.sb_rootino && ino != ip->i_ino)
 			xchk_fblock_set_corrupt(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK,
 					offset);
@@ -167,9 +180,11 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 	}
 
 	/* Verify the file type.  This function absorbs error codes. */
-	error = xchk_dir_check_ftype(sdc, offset, lookup_ino, type);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
+	if (!checked_ftype) {
+		error = xchk_dir_check_ftype(sdc, offset, lookup_ino, type);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
+	}
 out:
 	/*
 	 * A negative error code returned here is supposed to cause the