diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
index a2a5a0fd9233..402cf828cc91 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_mount.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ __xfs_free_perag(
 {
 	struct xfs_perag *pag = container_of(head, struct xfs_perag, rcu_head);
 
-	ASSERT(atomic_read(&pag->pag_ref) == 0);
 	kmem_free(pag);
 }
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ xfs_free_perag(
 		pag = radix_tree_delete(&mp->m_perag_tree, agno);
 		spin_unlock(&mp->m_perag_lock);
 		ASSERT(pag);
-		ASSERT(atomic_read(&pag->pag_ref) == 0);
+		XFS_IS_CORRUPT(pag->pag_mount, atomic_read(&pag->pag_ref) != 0);
 		xfs_iunlink_destroy(pag);
 		xfs_buf_hash_destroy(pag);
 		call_rcu(&pag->rcu_head, __xfs_free_perag);