diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
index f4ade821307d..a8b2e0d2c025 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-checker.c
@@ -1290,6 +1290,11 @@ static int check_extent_item(struct extent_buffer *leaf,
 				   key->offset, fs_info->sectorsize);
 			return -EUCLEAN;
 		}
+		if (unlikely(flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_FLAG_FULL_BACKREF)) {
+			extent_err(leaf, slot,
+			"invalid extent flag, data has full backref set");
+			return -EUCLEAN;
+		}
 	}
 	ptr = (unsigned long)(struct btrfs_extent_item *)(ei + 1);