diff --git a/libxfs/xfs_btree.c b/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
index 1d39245..0ceba82 100644
--- a/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/libxfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -724,7 +724,8 @@
 	 * Get the block pointer for this level.
 	 */
 	block = xfs_btree_get_block(cur, level, &bp);
-	xfs_btree_check_block(cur, block, level, bp);
+	if (xfs_btree_check_block(cur, block, level, bp))
+		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * It's empty, there is no such record.
 	 */
@@ -753,7 +754,8 @@
 	 * Get the block pointer for this level.
 	 */
 	block = xfs_btree_get_block(cur, level, &bp);
-	xfs_btree_check_block(cur, block, level, bp);
+	if (xfs_btree_check_block(cur, block, level, bp))
+		return 0;
 	/*
 	 * It's empty, there is no such record.
 	 */