diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c
index 005d5c94edd0..dca5530a2f49 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_io.c
@@ -557,7 +557,9 @@ static int __btree_err(int ret,
 		       const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	if (c->recovery.curr_pass == BCH_RECOVERY_PASS_scan_for_btree_nodes)
-		return bch_err_throw(c, fsck_fix);
+		return ret == -BCH_ERR_btree_node_read_err_fixable
+			? bch_err_throw(c, fsck_fix)
+			: ret;
 
 	bool have_retry = false;
 	int ret2;