diff --git a/check/mode-lowmem.c b/check/mode-lowmem.c
index 837bacf9..3282a2c5 100644
--- a/check/mode-lowmem.c
+++ b/check/mode-lowmem.c
@@ -2554,6 +2554,7 @@ static int repair_inode_gen_lowmem(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	ii = btrfs_item_ptr(path->nodes[0], path->slots[0],
 			    struct btrfs_inode_item);
 	btrfs_set_inode_generation(path->nodes[0], ii, trans->transid);
+	btrfs_set_inode_transid(path->nodes[0], ii, trans->transid);
 	btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(path->nodes[0]);
 	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -2561,7 +2562,7 @@ static int repair_inode_gen_lowmem(struct btrfs_root *root,
 		error("failed to commit transaction: %m");
 		goto error;
 	}
-	printf("resetting inode generation to %llu for ino %llu\n",
+	printf("resetting inode generation/transid to %llu for ino %llu\n",
 		transid, key.objectid);
 	return ret;
 
@@ -2597,6 +2598,7 @@ static int check_inode_item(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path)
 	u64 extent_end = 0;
 	u64 extent_size = 0;
 	u64 generation;
+	u64 transid;
 	u64 gen_uplimit;
 	unsigned int dir;
 	unsigned int nodatasum;
@@ -2629,6 +2631,7 @@ static int check_inode_item(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path)
 	dir = imode_to_type(mode) == BTRFS_FT_DIR;
 	nlink = btrfs_inode_nlink(node, ii);
 	generation = btrfs_inode_generation(node, ii);
+	transid = btrfs_inode_transid(node, ii);
 	nodatasum = btrfs_inode_flags(node, ii) & BTRFS_INODE_NODATASUM;
 
 	if (!is_valid_imode(mode)) {
@@ -2648,10 +2651,10 @@ static int check_inode_item(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path)
 	else
 		gen_uplimit = btrfs_super_generation(super);
 
-	if (generation > gen_uplimit) {
+	if (generation > gen_uplimit || transid > gen_uplimit) {
 		error(
-	"invalid inode generation for ino %llu, have %llu expect [0, %llu)",
-		      inode_id, generation, gen_uplimit);
+"invalid inode generation %llu or transid %llu for ino %llu, expect [0, %llu)",
+		      generation, transid, inode_id, gen_uplimit);
 		if (repair) {
 			ret = repair_inode_gen_lowmem(root, path);
 			if (ret < 0)