diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
index 2be4b259477a..61cd1123bc4a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/inode.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ xfs_scrub_setup_inode(
 		break;
 	case -EFSCORRUPTED:
 	case -EFSBADCRC:
-		return 0;
+		return xfs_scrub_trans_alloc(sc->sm, mp, &sc->tp);
 	default:
 		return error;
 	}