diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index fbc2362d13e3..8a7d8a79a7be 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,17 @@ xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(
 	__uint16_t		magic16;
 	__uint16_t		magicda;
 
+	/*
+	 * We can only do post recovery validation on items on CRC enabled
+	 * fielsystems as we need to know when the buffer was written to be able
+	 * to determine if we should have replayed the item. If we replay old
+	 * metadata over a newer buffer, then it will enter a temporarily
+	 * inconsistent state resulting in verification failures. Hence for now
+	 * just avoid the verification stage for non-crc filesystems
+	 */
+	if (!xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
+		return;
+
 	magic32 = be32_to_cpu(*(__be32 *)bp->b_addr);
 	magic16 = be16_to_cpu(*(__be16*)bp->b_addr);
 	magicda = be16_to_cpu(info->magic);
@@ -2163,8 +2174,6 @@ xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(
 		bp->b_ops = &xfs_agf_buf_ops;
 		break;
 	case XFS_BLFT_AGFL_BUF:
-		if (!xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
-			break;
 		if (magic32 != XFS_AGFL_MAGIC) {
 			xfs_warn(mp, "Bad AGFL block magic!");
 			ASSERT(0);
@@ -2197,10 +2206,6 @@ xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(
 #endif
 		break;
 	case XFS_BLFT_DINO_BUF:
-		/*
-		 * we get here with inode allocation buffers, not buffers that
-		 * track unlinked list changes.
-		 */
 		if (magic16 != XFS_DINODE_MAGIC) {
 			xfs_warn(mp, "Bad INODE block magic!");
 			ASSERT(0);
@@ -2280,8 +2285,6 @@ xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(
 		bp->b_ops = &xfs_attr3_leaf_buf_ops;
 		break;
 	case XFS_BLFT_ATTR_RMT_BUF:
-		if (!xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
-			break;
 		if (magic32 != XFS_ATTR3_RMT_MAGIC) {
 			xfs_warn(mp, "Bad attr remote magic!");
 			ASSERT(0);
@@ -2388,16 +2391,7 @@ xlog_recover_do_reg_buffer(
 	/* Shouldn't be any more regions */
 	ASSERT(i == item->ri_total);
 
-	/*
-	 * We can only do post recovery validation on items on CRC enabled
-	 * fielsystems as we need to know when the buffer was written to be able
-	 * to determine if we should have replayed the item. If we replay old
-	 * metadata over a newer buffer, then it will enter a temporarily
-	 * inconsistent state resulting in verification failures. Hence for now
-	 * just avoid the verification stage for non-crc filesystems
-	 */
-	if (xfs_sb_version_hascrc(&mp->m_sb))
-		xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(mp, bp, buf_f);
+	xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(mp, bp, buf_f);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -2505,12 +2499,29 @@ xlog_recover_buffer_pass2(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * recover the buffer only if we get an LSN from it and it's less than
+	 * Recover the buffer only if we get an LSN from it and it's less than
 	 * the lsn of the transaction we are replaying.
+	 *
+	 * Note that we have to be extremely careful of readahead here.
+	 * Readahead does not attach verfiers to the buffers so if we don't
+	 * actually do any replay after readahead because of the LSN we found
+	 * in the buffer if more recent than that current transaction then we
+	 * need to attach the verifier directly. Failure to do so can lead to
+	 * future recovery actions (e.g. EFI and unlinked list recovery) can
+	 * operate on the buffers and they won't get the verifier attached. This
+	 * can lead to blocks on disk having the correct content but a stale
+	 * CRC.
+	 *
+	 * It is safe to assume these clean buffers are currently up to date.
+	 * If the buffer is dirtied by a later transaction being replayed, then
+	 * the verifier will be reset to match whatever recover turns that
+	 * buffer into.
 	 */
 	lsn = xlog_recover_get_buf_lsn(mp, bp);
-	if (lsn && lsn != -1 && XFS_LSN_CMP(lsn, current_lsn) >= 0)
+	if (lsn && lsn != -1 && XFS_LSN_CMP(lsn, current_lsn) >= 0) {
+		xlog_recover_validate_buf_type(mp, bp, buf_f);
 		goto out_release;
+	}
 
 	if (buf_f->blf_flags & XFS_BLF_INODE_BUF) {
 		error = xlog_recover_do_inode_buffer(mp, item, bp, buf_f);