diff --git a/cmds-check.c b/cmds-check.c
index 5750bb72..a93ac2c8 100644
--- a/cmds-check.c
+++ b/cmds-check.c
@@ -12468,7 +12468,8 @@ static int check_extent_data_backref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		leaf = path.nodes[0];
 		slot = path.slots[0];
 
-		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(leaf))
+		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(leaf) ||
+		    btrfs_header_owner(leaf) != root_id)
 			goto next;
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, slot);
 		if (key.objectid != objectid || key.type != BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY)