diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
index a397c50b7794..c3c122ea2d32 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/attr.c
@@ -338,7 +338,10 @@ xchk_xattr_entry(
 		rentry = xfs_attr3_leaf_name_remote(leaf, idx);
 		namesize = xfs_attr_leaf_entsize_remote(rentry->namelen);
 		name_end = (char *)rentry + namesize;
-		if (rentry->namelen == 0 || rentry->valueblk == 0)
+		if (rentry->namelen == 0)
+			xchk_da_set_corrupt(ds, level);
+		if (rentry->valueblk == 0 &&
+		    !(ent->flags & XFS_ATTR_INCOMPLETE))
 			xchk_da_set_corrupt(ds, level);
 	}
 	if (name_end > buf_end)