diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/journal_io.c b/fs/bcachefs/journal_io.c
index f17c478a18e8..2326e2cb9cd2 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/journal_io.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/journal_io.c
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ static int journal_entry_btree_keys_validate(struct bch_fs *c,
 					       flags|BCH_VALIDATE_journal);
 		if (ret == FSCK_DELETED_KEY)
 			continue;
+		else if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		k = bkey_next(k);
 	}