diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index ec93395eccdc..5a508b011e27 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ xfs_bmap_extents_to_btree(
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
 		args.fsbno = XFS_INO_TO_FSB(mp, ip->i_ino);
 	} else if (dfops->dop_low) {
-try_another_ag:
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
+try_another_ag:
 		args.fsbno = *firstblock;
 	} else {
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_NEAR_BNO;
@@ -796,13 +796,17 @@ try_another_ag:
 	if (xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&cur->bc_mp->m_sb) &&
 	    args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK &&
 	    args.type == XFS_ALLOCTYPE_NEAR_BNO) {
-		dfops->dop_low = true;
+		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_FIRST_AG;
 		goto try_another_ag;
 	}
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK)) {
+		xfs_iroot_realloc(ip, -1, whichfork);
+		xfs_btree_del_cursor(cur, XFS_BTREE_ERROR);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * Allocation can't fail, the space was reserved.
 	 */
-	ASSERT(args.fsbno != NULLFSBLOCK);
 	ASSERT(*firstblock == NULLFSBLOCK ||
 	       args.agno >= XFS_FSB_TO_AGNO(mp, *firstblock));
 	*firstblock = cur->bc_private.b.firstblock = args.fsbno;
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
index f76c1693ff01..5c3918678bb6 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap_btree.c
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ xfs_bmbt_alloc_block(
 
 	if (args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK) {
 		args.fsbno = be64_to_cpu(start->l);
-try_another_ag:
 		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_START_BNO;
+try_another_ag:
 		/*
 		 * Make sure there is sufficient room left in the AG to
 		 * complete a full tree split for an extent insert.  If
@@ -494,8 +494,8 @@ try_another_ag:
 	if (xfs_sb_version_hasreflink(&cur->bc_mp->m_sb) &&
 	    args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK &&
 	    args.type == XFS_ALLOCTYPE_NEAR_BNO) {
-		cur->bc_private.b.dfops->dop_low = true;
 		args.fsbno = cur->bc_private.b.firstblock;
+		args.type = XFS_ALLOCTYPE_FIRST_AG;
 		goto try_another_ag;
 	}
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ try_another_ag:
 			goto error0;
 		cur->bc_private.b.dfops->dop_low = true;
 	}
-	if (args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK) {
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(args.fsbno == NULLFSBLOCK)) {
 		XFS_BTREE_TRACE_CURSOR(cur, XBT_EXIT);
 		*stat = 0;
 		return 0;