diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index a6f6acc..a05a107 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ xfs_efi_recover(
 			 */
 			set_bit(XFS_EFI_RECOVERED, &efip->efi_flags);
 			xfs_efi_release(efip);
-			return -EIO;
+			return -EFSCORRUPTED;
 		}
 	}