diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
index 9c12cb844231..3c4f3b542c20 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/orphanage.c
@@ -445,6 +445,11 @@ xrep_adoption_check_dcache(
 		return 0;
 
 	d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
+	if (IS_ERR(d_child)) {
+		dput(d_orphanage);
+		return PTR_ERR(d_child);
+	}
+
 	if (d_child) {
 		trace_xrep_adoption_check_child(sc->mp, d_child);
 
@@ -482,7 +487,7 @@ xrep_adoption_zap_dcache(
 		return;
 
 	d_child = try_lookup_noperm(&qname, d_orphanage);
-	while (d_child != NULL) {
+	while (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(d_child)) {
 		trace_xrep_adoption_invalidate_child(sc->mp, d_child);
 
 		ASSERT(d_is_negative(d_child));