diff --git a/file-item.c b/file-item.c
index 26399013..8b85f7a0 100644
--- a/file-item.c
+++ b/file-item.c
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@ csum:
 found:
 	csum_result = btrfs_csum_data(root, data, csum_result, len);
 	btrfs_csum_final(csum_result, (char *)&csum_result);
+	if (csum_result == 0) {
+		printk("csum result is 0 for inode %Lu offset %Lu\n",
+		       objectid, offset);
+	}
+
 	write_extent_buffer(leaf, &csum_result, (unsigned long)item,
 			    BTRFS_CRC32_SIZE);
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(path->nodes[0]);