diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 5539e672d70a..d7014b2b28d6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3268,7 +3268,17 @@ again:
 			mutex_unlock(&fs_info->delete_unused_bgs_mutex);
 			goto error;
 		}
-		BUG_ON(ret == 0); /* Corruption */
+		if (ret == 0) {
+			/*
+			 * On the first search we would find chunk tree with
+			 * offset -1, which is not possible. On subsequent
+			 * loops this would find an existing item on an invalid
+			 * offset (one less than the previous one, wrong
+			 * alignment and size).
+			 */
+			ret = -EUCLEAN;
+			goto error;
+		}
 
 		ret = btrfs_previous_item(chunk_root, path, key.objectid,
 					  key.type);