diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index bc9ff192196f..3c62a7eaf24b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ int btrfs_get_extent_inline_ref_type(const struct extent_buffer *eb,
 		}
 	}
 
+	WARN_ON(1);
 	btrfs_print_leaf(eb);
 	btrfs_err(eb->fs_info,
 		  "eb %llu iref 0x%lx invalid extent inline ref type %d",
 		  eb->start, (unsigned long)iref, type);
-	WARN_ON(1);
 
 	return BTRFS_REF_TYPE_INVALID;
 }
@@ -1058,13 +1058,13 @@ static int lookup_extent_backref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 /*
  * helper to update/remove inline back ref
  */
-static noinline_for_stack
-void update_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
+static noinline_for_stack int update_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 				  struct btrfs_extent_inline_ref *iref,
 				  int refs_to_mod,
 				  struct btrfs_delayed_extent_op *extent_op)
 {
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf = path->nodes[0];
+	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = leaf->fs_info;
 	struct btrfs_extent_item *ei;
 	struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *sref = NULL;
@@ -1077,18 +1077,33 @@ void update_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
 	refs = btrfs_extent_refs(leaf, ei);
-	WARN_ON(refs_to_mod < 0 && refs + refs_to_mod <= 0);
+	if (unlikely(refs_to_mod < 0 && refs + refs_to_mod <= 0)) {
+		struct btrfs_key key;
+		u32 extent_size;
+
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, path->slots[0]);
+		if (key.type == BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY)
+			extent_size = fs_info->nodesize;
+		else
+			extent_size = key.offset;
+		btrfs_print_leaf(leaf);
+		btrfs_err(fs_info,
+	"invalid refs_to_mod for extent %llu num_bytes %u, has %d expect >= -%llu",
+			  key.objectid, extent_size, refs_to_mod, refs);
+		return -EUCLEAN;
+	}
 	refs += refs_to_mod;
 	btrfs_set_extent_refs(leaf, ei, refs);
 	if (extent_op)
 		__run_delayed_extent_op(extent_op, leaf, ei);
 
-	/*
-	 * If type is invalid, we should have bailed out after
-	 * lookup_inline_extent_backref().
-	 */
 	type = btrfs_get_extent_inline_ref_type(leaf, iref, BTRFS_REF_TYPE_ANY);
-	ASSERT(type != BTRFS_REF_TYPE_INVALID);
+	/*
+	 * Function btrfs_get_extent_inline_ref_type() has already printed
+	 * error messages.
+	 */
+	if (unlikely(type == BTRFS_REF_TYPE_INVALID))
+		return -EUCLEAN;
 
 	if (type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY) {
 		dref = (struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *)(&iref->offset);
@@ -1098,10 +1113,43 @@ void update_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 		refs = btrfs_shared_data_ref_count(leaf, sref);
 	} else {
 		refs = 1;
-		BUG_ON(refs_to_mod != -1);
+		/*
+		 * For tree blocks we can only drop one ref for it, and tree
+		 * blocks should not have refs > 1.
+		 *
+		 * Furthermore if we're inserting a new inline backref, we
+		 * won't reach this path either. That would be
+		 * setup_inline_extent_backref().
+		 */
+		if (unlikely(refs_to_mod != -1)) {
+			struct btrfs_key key;
+
+			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, path->slots[0]);
+
+			btrfs_print_leaf(leaf);
+			btrfs_err(fs_info,
+			"invalid refs_to_mod for tree block %llu, has %d expect -1",
+				  key.objectid, refs_to_mod);
+			return -EUCLEAN;
+		}
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(refs_to_mod < 0 && refs < -refs_to_mod);
+	if (unlikely(refs_to_mod < 0 && refs < -refs_to_mod)) {
+		struct btrfs_key key;
+		u32 extent_size;
+
+		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, path->slots[0]);
+		if (key.type == BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY)
+			extent_size = fs_info->nodesize;
+		else
+			extent_size = key.offset;
+		btrfs_print_leaf(leaf);
+		btrfs_err(fs_info,
+"invalid refs_to_mod for backref entry, iref %lu extent %llu num_bytes %u, has %d expect >= -%llu",
+			  (unsigned long)iref, key.objectid, extent_size,
+			  refs_to_mod, refs);
+		return -EUCLEAN;
+	}
 	refs += refs_to_mod;
 
 	if (refs > 0) {
@@ -1121,6 +1169,7 @@ void update_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 		btrfs_truncate_item(path, item_size, 1);
 	}
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(leaf);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static noinline_for_stack
@@ -1149,7 +1198,7 @@ int insert_inline_extent_backref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   bytenr, num_bytes, root_objectid, path->slots[0]);
 			return -EUCLEAN;
 		}
-		update_inline_extent_backref(path, iref, refs_to_add, extent_op);
+		ret = update_inline_extent_backref(path, iref, refs_to_add, extent_op);
 	} else if (ret == -ENOENT) {
 		setup_inline_extent_backref(trans->fs_info, path, iref, parent,
 					    root_objectid, owner, offset,
@@ -1169,7 +1218,7 @@ static int remove_extent_backref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	BUG_ON(!is_data && refs_to_drop != 1);
 	if (iref)
-		update_inline_extent_backref(path, iref, -refs_to_drop, NULL);
+		ret = update_inline_extent_backref(path, iref, -refs_to_drop, NULL);
 	else if (is_data)
 		ret = remove_extent_data_ref(trans, root, path, refs_to_drop);
 	else