diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
index 2a037aae904d..19d974c7e2b7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ xchk_directory_data_bestfree(
 		goto out;
 	xchk_buffer_recheck(sc, bp);
 
-	if (xfs_has_crc(sc->mp)) {
+	if (!is_block && xfs_has_crc(sc->mp)) {
 		struct xfs_dir3_data_hdr    *hdr3 = bp->b_addr;
 
 		if (hdr3->pad)