diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 3a496ffe6551c727ad883387fb1b2a08ec386c9d..ab2465bc413af153df03b2a24067235718c0a66f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -1178,7 +1178,10 @@ xfs_iread_extents(
 	 * Root level must use BMAP_BROOT_PTR_ADDR macro to get ptr out.
 	 */
 	level = be16_to_cpu(block->bb_level);
-	ASSERT(level > 0);
+	if (unlikely(level == 0)) {
+		XFS_ERROR_REPORT(__func__, XFS_ERRLEVEL_LOW, mp);
+		return -EFSCORRUPTED;
+	}
 	pp = XFS_BMAP_BROOT_PTR_ADDR(mp, block, 1, ifp->if_broot_bytes);
 	bno = be64_to_cpu(*pp);