diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 146c7dbcf04c..a916b8041705 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -1994,8 +1994,33 @@ struct btrfs_root *select_reloc_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		cond_resched();
 		next = walk_up_backref(next, edges, &index);
 		root = next->root;
-		BUG_ON(!root);
-		BUG_ON(!test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state));
+
+		/*
+		 * If there is no root, then our references for this block are
+		 * incomplete, as we should be able to walk all the way up to a
+		 * block that is owned by a root.
+		 *
+		 * This path is only for SHAREABLE roots, so if we come upon a
+		 * non-SHAREABLE root then we have backrefs that resolve
+		 * improperly.
+		 *
+		 * Both of these cases indicate file system corruption, or a bug
+		 * in the backref walking code.
+		 */
+		if (!root) {
+			ASSERT(0);
+			btrfs_err(trans->fs_info,
+		"bytenr %llu doesn't have a backref path ending in a root",
+				  node->bytenr);
+			return ERR_PTR(-EUCLEAN);
+		}
+		if (!test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state)) {
+			ASSERT(0);
+			btrfs_err(trans->fs_info,
+	"bytenr %llu has multiple refs with one ending in a non-shareable root",
+				  node->bytenr);
+			return ERR_PTR(-EUCLEAN);
+		}
 
 		if (root->root_key.objectid == BTRFS_TREE_RELOC_OBJECTID) {
 			record_reloc_root_in_trans(trans, root);
@@ -2006,8 +2031,22 @@ struct btrfs_root *select_reloc_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		root = root->reloc_root;
 
 		if (next->new_bytenr != root->node->start) {
-			BUG_ON(next->new_bytenr);
-			BUG_ON(!list_empty(&next->list));
+			/*
+			 * We just created the reloc root, so we shouldn't have
+			 * ->new_bytenr set and this shouldn't be in the changed
+			 *  list.  If it is then we have multiple roots pointing
+			 *  at the same bytenr which indicates corruption, or
+			 *  we've made a mistake in the backref walking code.
+			 */
+			ASSERT(next->new_bytenr == 0);
+			ASSERT(list_empty(&next->list));
+			if (next->new_bytenr || !list_empty(&next->list)) {
+				btrfs_err(trans->fs_info,
+	"bytenr %llu possibly has multiple roots pointing at the same bytenr %llu",
+					  node->bytenr, next->bytenr);
+				return ERR_PTR(-EUCLEAN);
+			}
+
 			next->new_bytenr = root->node->start;
 			btrfs_put_root(next->root);
 			next->root = btrfs_grab_root(root);