diff --git a/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader_repair.c b/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader_repair.c
index 65b9a8befce9..4f1f235349c5 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader_repair.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/scrub/agheader_repair.c
@@ -1504,6 +1504,10 @@ xrep_iunlink_add_to_bucket(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
+	error = xrep_iunlink_store_prev(ragi, agino, NULLAGINO);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
 	/* Remember the head inode's previous pointer. */
 	if (current_head != NULLAGINO) {
 		error = xrep_iunlink_store_prev(ragi, current_head, agino);