diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/btree.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/btree.c
index e54c1cf..626282d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/btree.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ __xchk_btree_process_error(
 
 	switch (*error) {
 	case -EDEADLOCK:
+	case -ECHRNG:
 		/* Used to restart an op with deadlock avoidance. */
 		trace_xchk_deadlock_retry(sc->ip, sc->sm, *error);
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
index 87649fac..dcfe660 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ __xchk_process_error(
 	case 0:
 		return true;
 	case -EDEADLOCK:
+	case -ECHRNG:
 		/* Used to restart an op with deadlock avoidance. */
 		trace_xchk_deadlock_retry(
 				sc->ip ? sc->ip : XFS_I(file_inode(sc->file)),
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ __xchk_fblock_process_error(
 	case 0:
 		return true;
 	case -EDEADLOCK:
+	case -ECHRNG:
 		/* Used to restart an op with deadlock avoidance. */
 		trace_xchk_deadlock_retry(sc->ip, sc->sm, *error);
 		break;
@@ -488,7 +490,7 @@ xchk_perag_drain_and_lock(
 		}
 
 		if (!(sc->flags & XCHK_FSGATES_DRAIN))
-			return -EDEADLOCK;
+			return -ECHRNG;
 		error = xfs_perag_intent_drain(sa->pag);
 		if (error == -ERESTARTSYS)
 			error = -EINTR;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
index 4714e8a4..83b1a39 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/common.h
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void xchk_start_reaping(struct xfs_scrub *sc);
  */
 static inline bool xchk_need_intent_drain(struct xfs_scrub *sc)
 {
-	return sc->flags & XCHK_TRY_HARDER;
+	return sc->flags & XCHK_NEED_DRAIN;
 }
 
 void xchk_fsgates_enable(struct xfs_scrub *sc, unsigned int scrub_fshooks);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dabtree.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dabtree.c
index c392c07..82b150d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dabtree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dabtree.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ xchk_da_process_error(
 
 	switch (*error) {
 	case -EDEADLOCK:
+	case -ECHRNG:
 		/* Used to restart an op with deadlock avoidance. */
 		trace_xchk_deadlock_retry(sc->ip, sc->sm, *error);
 		break;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
index b800341..ab07583 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ xrep_attempt(
 		sc->sm->sm_flags &= ~XFS_SCRUB_FLAGS_OUT;
 		sc->flags |= XREP_ALREADY_FIXED;
 		return -EAGAIN;
+	case -ECHRNG:
+		sc->flags |= XCHK_NEED_DRAIN;
+		return -EAGAIN;
 	case -EDEADLOCK:
 		/* Tell the caller to try again having grabbed all the locks. */
 		if (!(sc->flags & XCHK_TRY_HARDER)) {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
index bd5d4357..787a909 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.c
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@ xfs_scrub_metadata(
 	error = sc->ops->setup(sc);
 	if (error == -EDEADLOCK && !(sc->flags & XCHK_TRY_HARDER))
 		goto try_harder;
+	if (error == -ECHRNG && !(sc->flags & XCHK_NEED_DRAIN))
+		goto need_drain;
 	if (error)
 		goto out_teardown;
 
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ xfs_scrub_metadata(
 	error = sc->ops->scrub(sc);
 	if (error == -EDEADLOCK && !(sc->flags & XCHK_TRY_HARDER))
 		goto try_harder;
+	if (error == -ECHRNG && !(sc->flags & XCHK_NEED_DRAIN))
+		goto need_drain;
 	if (error || (sm->sm_flags & XFS_SCRUB_OFLAG_INCOMPLETE))
 		goto out_teardown;
 
@@ -575,6 +579,12 @@ xfs_scrub_metadata(
 		error = 0;
 	}
 	return error;
+need_drain:
+	error = xchk_teardown(sc, 0);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_sc;
+	sc->flags |= XCHK_NEED_DRAIN;
+	goto retry_op;
 try_harder:
 	/*
 	 * Scrubbers return -EDEADLOCK to mean 'try harder'.  Tear down
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
index 4fdb601..d85c3b8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/scrub.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct xfs_scrub {
 #define XCHK_TRY_HARDER		(1 << 0)  /* can't get resources, try again */
 #define XCHK_REAPING_DISABLED	(1 << 1)  /* background block reaping paused */
 #define XCHK_FSGATES_DRAIN	(1 << 2)  /* defer ops draining enabled */
+#define XCHK_NEED_DRAIN		(1 << 3)  /* scrub needs to drain defer ops */
 #define XREP_ALREADY_FIXED	(1 << 31) /* checking our repair work */
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
index 304c551..68efd6f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/trace.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ TRACE_DEFINE_ENUM(XFS_SCRUB_TYPE_FSCOUNTERS);
 	{ XCHK_TRY_HARDER,			"try_harder" }, \
 	{ XCHK_REAPING_DISABLED,		"reaping_disabled" }, \
 	{ XCHK_FSGATES_DRAIN,			"fsgates_drain" }, \
+	{ XCHK_NEED_DRAIN,			"need_drain" }, \
 	{ XREP_ALREADY_FIXED,			"already_fixed" }
 
 DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xchk_class,