diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 09e6678ca487..5f984bf5698a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ xlog_verify_head(
 {
 	struct xlog_rec_header	*tmp_rhead;
 	char			*tmp_buffer;
-	xfs_daddr_t		first_bad;
+	xfs_daddr_t		first_bad = XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL;
 	xfs_daddr_t		tmp_rhead_blk;
 	int			found;
 	int			error;
@@ -1057,7 +1057,8 @@ xlog_verify_head(
 	 */
 	error = xlog_do_recovery_pass(log, *head_blk, tmp_rhead_blk,
 				      XLOG_RECOVER_CRCPASS, &first_bad);
-	if ((error == -EFSBADCRC || error == -EFSCORRUPTED) && first_bad) {
+	if ((error == -EFSBADCRC || error == -EFSCORRUPTED) &&
+	    first_bad != XFS_BUF_DADDR_NULL) {
 		/*
 		 * We've hit a potential torn write. Reset the error and warn
 		 * about it.
@@ -3575,4 +3576,3 @@ xlog_recover_cancel(
 	if (xlog_recovery_needed(log))
 		xlog_recover_cancel_intents(log);
 }
-