diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 103b2a79667b..fdb011e6ef60 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -1907,6 +1907,15 @@ xlog_recover_reorder_trans(
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(item, n, &sort_list, ri_list) {
 		enum xlog_recover_reorder	fate = XLOG_REORDER_ITEM_LIST;
 
+		/* a committed item with no regions has a NULL ri_buf[0] */
+		if (!item->ri_cnt || !item->ri_buf) {
+			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,
+				"%s: committed log item has no regions",
+				__func__);
+			error = -EFSCORRUPTED;
+			break;
+		}
+
 		item->ri_ops = xlog_find_item_ops(item);
 		if (!item->ri_ops) {
 			xfs_warn(log->l_mp,