diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index d7e630f41f9cd20a23a2986f65beedad4c0fe87a..d61d52da95a15a789d01c4f689512b660f9a142f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,8 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_removename(
 	oldbest = be16_to_cpu(bf[0].length);
 	ltp = xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_p(args->geo, leaf);
 	bestsp = xfs_dir2_leaf_bests_p(ltp);
-	ASSERT(be16_to_cpu(bestsp[db]) == oldbest);
+	if (be16_to_cpu(bestsp[db]) != oldbest)
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	/*
 	 * Mark the former data entry unused.
 	 */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index 239d97a6429606ae1b37bcd5a1fb11763c341bd2..0839ffe27e0263ccb650a684064d42a8eaaf0d3a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -387,8 +387,9 @@ xfs_dir2_leaf_to_node(
 	dp->d_ops->free_hdr_from_disk(&freehdr, free);
 	leaf = lbp->b_addr;
 	ltp = xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_p(args->geo, leaf);
-	ASSERT(be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount) <=
-				(uint)dp->i_d.di_size / args->geo->blksize);
+	if (be32_to_cpu(ltp->bestcount) >
+				(uint)dp->i_d.di_size / args->geo->blksize)
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 
 	/*
 	 * Copy freespace entries from the leaf block to the new block.