diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
index 48edaa2cb1e0..c666be69f164 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/alloc.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ xchk_allocbt_rec(
 	const union xfs_btree_rec	*rec)
 {
 	struct xfs_alloc_rec_incore	irec;
-	struct xchk_alloc	*ca = bs->private;
+	struct xchk_alloc		*ca = bs->private;
 
 	xfs_alloc_btrec_to_irec(rec, &irec);
 	if (xfs_alloc_check_irec(to_perag(bs->cur->bc_group), &irec) != NULL) {
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ xchk_allocbt_rec(
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	xchk_allocbt_mergeable(bs, ca, &irec);
+	if (bs->sc->sm->sm_type == XFS_SCRUB_TYPE_BNOBT)
+		xchk_allocbt_mergeable(bs, ca, &irec);
 	xchk_allocbt_xref(bs->sc, &irec);
 
 	return 0;