diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
index 8804b8a3c310..0903960410a2 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_btree.c
@@ -2544,7 +2544,17 @@ xfs_btree_new_iroot(
 	if (error)
 		goto error0;
 
+	/*
+	 * we can't just memcpy() the root in for CRC enabled btree blocks.
+	 * In that case have to also ensure the blkno remains correct
+	 */
 	memcpy(cblock, block, xfs_btree_block_len(cur));
+	if (cur->bc_flags & XFS_BTREE_CRC_BLOCKS) {
+		if (cur->bc_flags & XFS_BTREE_LONG_PTRS)
+			cblock->bb_u.l.bb_blkno = cpu_to_be64(cbp->b_bn);
+		else
+			cblock->bb_u.s.bb_blkno = cpu_to_be64(cbp->b_bn);
+	}
 
 	be16_add_cpu(&block->bb_level, 1);
 	xfs_btree_set_numrecs(block, 1);