diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
index 1e2e11721eb9..20eca2d8e7c7 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/dir.c
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ xchk_dir_actor(
 	xname.type = XFS_DIR3_FT_UNKNOWN;
 
 	error = xfs_dir_lookup(sdc->sc->tp, ip, &xname, &lookup_ino, NULL);
+	/* ENOENT means the hash lookup failed and the dir is corrupt */
+	if (error == -ENOENT)
+		error = -EFSCORRUPTED;
 	if (!xchk_fblock_process_error(sdc->sc, XFS_DATA_FORK, offset,
 			&error))
 		goto out;