diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
index 63786341ac2a..cebaebb26566 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/repair.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include "xfs_ag_resv.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_space.h"
 #include "xfs_quota.h"
+#include "xfs_attr.h"
+#include "xfs_reflink.h"
 #include "scrub/xfs_scrub.h"
 #include "scrub/scrub.h"
 #include "scrub/common.h"
@@ -699,7 +701,7 @@ xrep_findroot_block(
 	struct xfs_btree_block		*btblock;
 	xfs_daddr_t			daddr;
 	int				block_level;
-	int				error;
+	int				error = 0;
 
 	daddr = XFS_AGB_TO_DADDR(mp, ri->sc->sa.agno, agbno);
 
@@ -718,28 +720,61 @@ xrep_findroot_block(
 			return error;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Read the buffer into memory so that we can see if it's a match for
+	 * our btree type.  We have no clue if it is beforehand, and we want to
+	 * avoid xfs_trans_read_buf's behavior of dumping the DONE state (which
+	 * will cause needless disk reads in subsequent calls to this function)
+	 * and logging metadata verifier failures.
+	 *
+	 * Therefore, pass in NULL buffer ops.  If the buffer was already in
+	 * memory from some other caller it will already have b_ops assigned.
+	 * If it was in memory from a previous unsuccessful findroot_block
+	 * call, the buffer won't have b_ops but it should be clean and ready
+	 * for us to try to verify if the read call succeeds.  The same applies
+	 * if the buffer wasn't in memory at all.
+	 *
+	 * Note: If we never match a btree type with this buffer, it will be
+	 * left in memory with NULL b_ops.  This shouldn't be a problem unless
+	 * the buffer gets written.
+	 */
 	error = xfs_trans_read_buf(mp, ri->sc->tp, mp->m_ddev_targp, daddr,
 			mp->m_bsize, 0, &bp, NULL);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	/*
-	 * Does this look like a block matching our fs and higher than any
-	 * other block we've found so far?  If so, reattach buffer verifiers
-	 * so the AIL won't complain if the buffer is also dirty.
-	 */
+	/* Ensure the block magic matches the btree type we're looking for. */
 	btblock = XFS_BUF_TO_BLOCK(bp);
 	if (be32_to_cpu(btblock->bb_magic) != fab->magic)
 		goto out;
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb) &&
-	    !uuid_equal(&btblock->bb_u.s.bb_uuid, &mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
-		goto out;
-	bp->b_ops = fab->buf_ops;
 
-	/* Make sure we pass the verifiers. */
-	bp->b_ops->verify_read(bp);
-	if (bp->b_error)
-		goto out;
+	/*
+	 * If the buffer already has ops applied and they're not the ones for
+	 * this btree type, we know this block doesn't match the btree and we
+	 * can bail out.
+	 *
+	 * If the buffer ops match ours, someone else has already validated
+	 * the block for us, so we can move on to checking if this is a root
+	 * block candidate.
+	 *
+	 * If the buffer does not have ops, nobody has successfully validated
+	 * the contents and the buffer cannot be dirty.  If the magic, uuid,
+	 * and structure match this btree type then we'll move on to checking
+	 * if it's a root block candidate.  If there is no match, bail out.
+	 */
+	if (bp->b_ops) {
+		if (bp->b_ops != fab->buf_ops)
+			goto out;
+	} else {
+		ASSERT(!xfs_trans_buf_is_dirty(bp));
+		if (!uuid_equal(&btblock->bb_u.s.bb_uuid,
+				&mp->m_sb.sb_meta_uuid))
+			goto out;
+		fab->buf_ops->verify_read(bp);
+		if (bp->b_error)
+			goto out;
+		bp->b_ops = fab->buf_ops;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * This block passes the magic/uuid and verifier tests for this btree
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index c3d278e96ad1..a0c5dbda18aa 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void		xfs_trans_ijoin(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_inode *, uint);
 void		xfs_trans_log_buf(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_buf *, uint,
 				  uint);
 void		xfs_trans_dirty_buf(struct xfs_trans *, struct xfs_buf *);
+bool		xfs_trans_buf_is_dirty(struct xfs_buf *bp);
 void		xfs_trans_log_inode(xfs_trans_t *, struct xfs_inode *, uint);
 
 void		xfs_extent_free_init_defer_op(void);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
index b0ba2ca9cca3..93a053c700dd 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_buf.c
@@ -349,6 +349,19 @@ xfs_trans_read_buf_map(
 
 }
 
+/* Has this buffer been dirtied by anyone? */
+bool
+xfs_trans_buf_is_dirty(
+	struct xfs_buf		*bp)
+{
+	struct xfs_buf_log_item	*bip = bp->b_log_item;
+
+	if (!bip)
+		return false;
+	ASSERT(bip->bli_item.li_type == XFS_LI_BUF);
+	return test_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &bip->bli_item.li_flags);
+}
+
 /*
  * Release the buffer bp which was previously acquired with one of the
  * xfs_trans_... buffer allocation routines if the buffer has not
