diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
index 7b986d334b33..a3b1bd841a80 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_format.h
@@ -227,16 +227,6 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_nextentry(struct xfs_dir2_sf_hdr *hdr,
 #define	XFS_DIR2_DATA_FIRSTDB(mp)	\
 	xfs_dir2_byte_to_db(mp, XFS_DIR2_DATA_OFFSET)
 
-/*
- * Offsets of . and .. in data space (always block 0)
- */
-#define	XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOT_OFFSET	\
-	((xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t)sizeof(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr))
-#define	XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET	\
-	(XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOT_OFFSET + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(1))
-#define	XFS_DIR2_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET		\
-	(XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(2))
-
 /*
  * Describe a free area in the data block.
  *
@@ -378,7 +368,20 @@ xfs_dir3_data_unused_p(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
 
 /*
  * Offsets of . and .. in data space (always block 0)
+ *
+ * The macros are used for shortform directories as they have no headers to read
+ * the magic number out of. Shortform directories need to know the size of the
+ * data block header because the sfe embeds the block offset of the entry into
+ * it so that it doesn't change when format conversion occurs. Bad Things Happen
+ * if we don't follow this rule.
  */
+#define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp)	\
+	xfs_dir3_data_hdr_size(xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&(mp)->m_sb))
+#define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp)	\
+	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(1))
+#define	XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp)		\
+	(XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp) + xfs_dir2_data_entsize(2))
+
 static inline xfs_dir2_data_aoff_t
 xfs_dir3_data_dot_offset(struct xfs_dir2_data_hdr *hdr)
 {
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
index b9756228e9c0..6157424dbf8f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_dir2_sf.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_hard(
 	 * to insert the new entry.
 	 * If it's going to end up at the end then oldsfep will point there.
 	 */
-	for (offset = XFS_DIR2_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET,
+	for (offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(dp->i_mount),
 	      oldsfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(oldsfp),
 	      add_datasize = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen),
 	      eof = (char *)oldsfep == &buf[old_isize];
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_addname_pick(
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
 	size = xfs_dir2_data_entsize(args->namelen);
-	offset = XFS_DIR2_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET;
+	offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(mp);
 	sfep = xfs_dir2_sf_firstentry(sfp);
 	holefit = 0;
 	/*
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_check(
 	dp = args->dp;
 
 	sfp = (xfs_dir2_sf_hdr_t *)dp->i_df.if_u1.if_data;
-	offset = XFS_DIR2_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET;
+	offset = XFS_DIR3_DATA_FIRST_OFFSET(dp->i_mount);
 	ino = xfs_dir2_sf_get_parent_ino(sfp);
 	i8count = ino > XFS_DIR2_MAX_SHORT_INUM;
 
@@ -812,9 +812,9 @@ xfs_dir2_sf_getdents(
 	 * mp->m_dirdatablk.
 	 */
 	dot_offset = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(mp, mp->m_dirdatablk,
-					     XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOT_OFFSET);
+					     XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOT_OFFSET(mp));
 	dotdot_offset = xfs_dir2_db_off_to_dataptr(mp, mp->m_dirdatablk,
-						XFS_DIR2_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET);
+						XFS_DIR3_DATA_DOTDOT_OFFSET(mp));
 
 	/*
 	 * Put . entry unless we're starting past it.