diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index 41baa8a9a67d..fddb55605e0c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -1331,6 +1331,9 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_create(
 
 /*
  * Split the leaf node, rebalance, then add the new entry.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the entry was added, 1 if a further split is needed or a
+ * negative error number otherwise.
  */
 int
 xfs_attr3_leaf_split(
@@ -1387,7 +1390,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_split(
 	oldblk->hashval = xfs_attr_leaf_lasthash(oldblk->bp, NULL);
 	newblk->hashval = xfs_attr_leaf_lasthash(newblk->bp, NULL);
 	if (!added)
-		return -ENOSPC;
+		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
index 16a529a88780..17d9e6154f19 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_da_btree.c
@@ -593,9 +593,8 @@ xfs_da3_split(
 		switch (oldblk->magic) {
 		case XFS_ATTR_LEAF_MAGIC:
 			error = xfs_attr3_leaf_split(state, oldblk, newblk);
-			if ((error != 0) && (error != -ENOSPC)) {
+			if (error < 0)
 				return error;	/* GROT: attr is inconsistent */
-			}
 			if (!error) {
 				addblk = newblk;
 				break;
@@ -617,6 +616,8 @@ xfs_da3_split(
 				error = xfs_attr3_leaf_split(state, newblk,
 							    &state->extrablk);
 			}
+			if (error == 1)
+				return -ENOSPC;
 			if (error)
 				return error;	/* GROT: attr inconsistent */
 			addblk = newblk;