diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/buckets.c b/fs/bcachefs/buckets.c
index e6e984587b5d..d6f0325affcc 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/buckets.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/buckets.c
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ static int bch2_mark_stripe_ptr(struct bch_fs *c,
 		spin_unlock(&c->ec_stripes_heap_lock);
 		bch_err_ratelimited(c, "pointer to nonexistent stripe %llu",
 				    (u64) p.idx);
+		bch2_inconsistent_error(c);
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
@@ -1019,6 +1020,7 @@ static int bch2_mark_stripe(struct bch_fs *c,
 	if (!m || (old_s && !m->alive)) {
 		bch_err_ratelimited(c, "error marking nonexistent stripe %zu",
 				    idx);
+		bch2_inconsistent_error(c);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1503,6 +1505,7 @@ static int bch2_trans_mark_stripe_ptr(struct btree_trans *trans,
 		bch2_fs_inconsistent(c,
 			"pointer to nonexistent stripe %llu",
 			(u64) p.ec.idx);
+		bch2_inconsistent_error(c);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1743,6 +1746,7 @@ static int __bch2_trans_mark_reflink_p(struct btree_trans *trans,
 		bch2_fs_inconsistent(c,
 			"%llu:%llu len %u points to nonexistent indirect extent %llu",
 			p.k->p.inode, p.k->p.offset, p.k->size, idx);
+		bch2_inconsistent_error(c);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto err;
 	}
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/io.c b/fs/bcachefs/io.c
index 9c46f67c0d8e..1e0effcece7f 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/io.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/io.c
@@ -1960,6 +1960,7 @@ int __bch2_read_indirect_extent(struct btree_trans *trans,
 	    k.k->type != KEY_TYPE_indirect_inline_data) {
 		bch_err_inum_ratelimited(trans->c, orig_k->k->k.p.inode,
 				"pointer to nonexistent indirect extent");
+		bch2_inconsistent_error(trans->c);
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto err;
 	}