diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
index 154eefdcb730fa307476826a5fdd0ddb825261a0..ac5cd6ef6859a61adde70f9998feefa75fcfe6cc 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_btree.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ do {    \
 	}       \
 } while (0)
 
-#define	XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS	8	/* max of all btrees */
+#define	XFS_BTREE_MAXLEVELS	9	/* max of all btrees */
 
 struct xfs_btree_ops {
 	/* size of the key and record structures */