diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
index 2d6fcfdc7834..fe00777e2796 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_inode_item.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ xfs_inode_item_format(
 			ASSERT((ip->i_df.if_bytes /
 				(uint)sizeof(xfs_bmbt_rec_t)) > 0);
 #ifdef XFS_NATIVE_HOST
-			if (nrecs == ip->i_d.di_nextents) {
+                       if (ip->i_d.di_nextents == ip->i_df.if_bytes /
+                                               (uint)sizeof(xfs_bmbt_rec_t)) {
 				/*
 				 * There are no delayed allocation
 				 * extents, so just point to the