diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index 1728a3e6f5cf..dee0fd333d9d 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -142,41 +142,31 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
  */
 static xfs_failaddr_t
 xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
-	uint16_t		magic)
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
 	struct xfs_dir2_leaf	*leaf = bp->b_addr;
 
-	ASSERT(magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC || magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC);
+	if (!xfs_verify_magic(bp, leaf->hdr.info.magic))
+		return __this_address;
 
 	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb)) {
 		struct xfs_dir3_leaf_hdr *leaf3 = bp->b_addr;
-		uint16_t		magic3;
 
-		magic3 = (magic == XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC) ? XFS_DIR3_LEAF1_MAGIC
-							 : XFS_DIR3_LEAFN_MAGIC;
-
-		if (leaf3->info.hdr.magic != cpu_to_be16(magic3))
-			return __this_address;
 		if (!uuid_equal(&leaf3->info.uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
 			return __this_address;
 		if (be64_to_cpu(leaf3->info.blkno) != bp->b_bn)
 			return __this_address;
 		if (!xfs_log_check_lsn(mp, be64_to_cpu(leaf3->info.lsn)))
 			return __this_address;
-	} else {
-		if (leaf->hdr.info.magic != cpu_to_be16(magic))
-			return __this_address;
 	}
 
 	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(mp, NULL, NULL, leaf);
 }
 
 static void
-__read_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf  *bp,
-	uint16_t	magic)
+xfs_dir3_leaf_read_verify(
+	struct xfs_buf  *bp)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
 	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
@@ -185,23 +175,22 @@ __read_verify(
 	     !xfs_buf_verify_cksum(bp, XFS_DIR3_LEAF_CRC_OFF))
 		xfs_verifier_error(bp, -EFSBADCRC, __this_address);
 	else {
-		fa = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp, magic);
+		fa = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp);
 		if (fa)
 			xfs_verifier_error(bp, -EFSCORRUPTED, fa);
 	}
 }
 
 static void
-__write_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf  *bp,
-	uint16_t	magic)
+xfs_dir3_leaf_write_verify(
+	struct xfs_buf  *bp)
 {
 	struct xfs_mount	*mp = bp->b_target->bt_mount;
 	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = bp->b_log_item;
 	struct xfs_dir3_leaf_hdr *hdr3 = bp->b_addr;
 	xfs_failaddr_t		fa;
 
-	fa = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp, magic);
+	fa = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp);
 	if (fa) {
 		xfs_verifier_error(bp, -EFSCORRUPTED, fa);
 		return;
@@ -216,60 +205,22 @@ __write_verify(
 	xfs_buf_update_cksum(bp, XFS_DIR3_LEAF_CRC_OFF);
 }
 
-static xfs_failaddr_t
-xfs_dir3_leaf1_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	return xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC);
-}
-
-static void
-xfs_dir3_leaf1_read_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	__read_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC);
-}
-
-static void
-xfs_dir3_leaf1_write_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	__write_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC);
-}
-
-static xfs_failaddr_t
-xfs_dir3_leafn_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	return xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC);
-}
-
-static void
-xfs_dir3_leafn_read_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	__read_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC);
-}
-
-static void
-xfs_dir3_leafn_write_verify(
-	struct xfs_buf	*bp)
-{
-	__write_verify(bp, XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC);
-}
-
 const struct xfs_buf_ops xfs_dir3_leaf1_buf_ops = {
 	.name = "xfs_dir3_leaf1",
-	.verify_read = xfs_dir3_leaf1_read_verify,
-	.verify_write = xfs_dir3_leaf1_write_verify,
-	.verify_struct = xfs_dir3_leaf1_verify,
+	.magic = { cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC),
+		   cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR3_LEAF1_MAGIC) },
+	.verify_read = xfs_dir3_leaf_read_verify,
+	.verify_write = xfs_dir3_leaf_write_verify,
+	.verify_struct = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify,
 };
 
 const struct xfs_buf_ops xfs_dir3_leafn_buf_ops = {
 	.name = "xfs_dir3_leafn",
-	.verify_read = xfs_dir3_leafn_read_verify,
-	.verify_write = xfs_dir3_leafn_write_verify,
-	.verify_struct = xfs_dir3_leafn_verify,
+	.magic = { cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC),
+		   cpu_to_be16(XFS_DIR3_LEAFN_MAGIC) },
+	.verify_read = xfs_dir3_leaf_read_verify,
+	.verify_write = xfs_dir3_leaf_write_verify,
+	.verify_struct = xfs_dir3_leaf_verify,
 };
 
 int
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
index d3e04d20d8d4..0209f3e91254 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_ondisk.h
@@ -125,6 +125,17 @@ xfs_check_ondisk_structs(void)
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_inode_log_format,	56);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_qoff_logformat,	20);
 	XFS_CHECK_STRUCT_SIZE(struct xfs_trans_header,		16);
+
+	/*
+	 * Magic value offset checks. These are here because certain on-disk
+	 * structures are updated to include more information on v5 filesystems.
+	 * While different in-core data structures are used depending on fs
+	 * version, some buffer verifiers expect to be able to use either
+	 * structure to locate the magic value as it should always be in the
+	 * same place.
+	 */
+	XFS_CHECK_OFFSET(struct xfs_dir2_leaf, hdr.info.magic,		8);
+	XFS_CHECK_OFFSET(struct xfs_dir3_leaf_hdr, info.hdr.magic,	8);
 }
 
 #endif /* __XFS_ONDISK_H */
