diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
index 95d2a3f92d75..ccd8d0aa62b8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_leaf.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf1_check(
 	} else if (leafhdr.magic != XFS_DIR2_LEAF1_MAGIC)
 		return __this_address;
 
-	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(dp->i_mount, &leafhdr, leaf);
+	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(dp->i_mount, &leafhdr, leaf, false);
 }
 
 static inline void
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ xfs_failaddr_t
 xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
 	struct xfs_mount		*mp,
 	struct xfs_dir3_icleaf_hdr	*hdr,
-	struct xfs_dir2_leaf		*leaf)
+	struct xfs_dir2_leaf		*leaf,
+	bool				expensive_checking)
 {
 	struct xfs_da_geometry		*geo = mp->m_dir_geo;
 	xfs_dir2_leaf_tail_t		*ltp;
@@ -162,6 +163,9 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(
 	    (char *)&hdr->ents[hdr->count] > (char *)xfs_dir2_leaf_bests_p(ltp))
 		return __this_address;
 
+	if (!expensive_checking)
+		return NULL;
+
 	/* Check hash value order, count stale entries.  */
 	for (i = stale = 0; i < hdr->count; i++) {
 		if (i + 1 < hdr->count) {
@@ -195,7 +199,7 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_verify(
 		return fa;
 
 	xfs_dir2_leaf_hdr_from_disk(mp, &leafhdr, bp->b_addr);
-	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(mp, &leafhdr, bp->b_addr);
+	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(mp, &leafhdr, bp->b_addr, true);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
index 5d51265d29d6..80a64117b460 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_node.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ xfs_dir3_leafn_check(
 	} else if (leafhdr.magic != XFS_DIR2_LEAFN_MAGIC)
 		return __this_address;
 
-	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(dp->i_mount, &leafhdr, leaf);
+	return xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(dp->i_mount, &leafhdr, leaf, false);
 }
 
 static inline void
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
index 44c6a77cba05..94943ce49cab 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_dir2_priv.h
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ xfs_dir3_leaf_find_entry(struct xfs_dir3_icleaf_hdr *leafhdr,
 extern int xfs_dir2_node_to_leaf(struct xfs_da_state *state);
 
 extern xfs_failaddr_t xfs_dir3_leaf_check_int(struct xfs_mount *mp,
-		struct xfs_dir3_icleaf_hdr *hdr, struct xfs_dir2_leaf *leaf);
+		struct xfs_dir3_icleaf_hdr *hdr, struct xfs_dir2_leaf *leaf,
+		bool expensive_checks);
 
 /* xfs_dir2_node.c */
 void xfs_dir2_free_hdr_from_disk(struct xfs_mount *mp,