diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index df62082f22042ca26c9a1f20af3455b17437cca1..8d6ed045b643dc20cbf7f42ff5a6d4f58886396b 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -745,8 +745,10 @@ xfs_buf_item_init(
 	 * nothing to do here so return.
 	 */
 	ASSERT(bp->b_target->bt_mount == mp);
-	if (bip != NULL) {
+	if (bip) {
 		ASSERT(bip->bli_item.li_type == XFS_LI_BUF);
+		ASSERT(!bp->b_transp);
+		ASSERT(bip->bli_buf == bp);
 		return 0;
 	}