diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ag.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
index bb0c700afe3c..bf47efe08a58 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ag.c
@@ -415,10 +415,12 @@ xfs_freesp_init_recs(
 		ASSERT(start >= mp->m_ag_prealloc_blocks);
 		if (start != mp->m_ag_prealloc_blocks) {
 			/*
-			 * Modify first record to pad stripe align of log
+			 * Modify first record to pad stripe align of log and
+			 * bump the record count.
 			 */
 			arec->ar_blockcount = cpu_to_be32(start -
 						mp->m_ag_prealloc_blocks);
+			be16_add_cpu(&block->bb_numrecs, 1);
 			nrec = arec + 1;
 
 			/*
@@ -429,7 +431,6 @@ xfs_freesp_init_recs(
 					be32_to_cpu(arec->ar_startblock) +
 					be32_to_cpu(arec->ar_blockcount));
 			arec = nrec;
-			be16_add_cpu(&block->bb_numrecs, 1);
 		}
 		/*
 		 * Change record start to after the internal log
@@ -438,15 +439,13 @@ xfs_freesp_init_recs(
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Calculate the record block count and check for the case where
-	 * the log might have consumed all available space in the AG. If
-	 * so, reset the record count to 0 to avoid exposure of an invalid
-	 * record start block.
+	 * Calculate the block count of this record; if it is nonzero,
+	 * increment the record count.
 	 */
 	arec->ar_blockcount = cpu_to_be32(id->agsize -
 					  be32_to_cpu(arec->ar_startblock));
-	if (!arec->ar_blockcount)
-		block->bb_numrecs = 0;
+	if (arec->ar_blockcount)
+		be16_add_cpu(&block->bb_numrecs, 1);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -458,7 +457,7 @@ xfs_bnoroot_init(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	struct aghdr_init_data	*id)
 {
-	xfs_btree_init_block(mp, bp, XFS_BTNUM_BNO, 0, 1, id->agno);
+	xfs_btree_init_block(mp, bp, XFS_BTNUM_BNO, 0, 0, id->agno);
 	xfs_freesp_init_recs(mp, bp, id);
 }
 
@@ -468,7 +467,7 @@ xfs_cntroot_init(
 	struct xfs_buf		*bp,
 	struct aghdr_init_data	*id)
 {
-	xfs_btree_init_block(mp, bp, XFS_BTNUM_CNT, 0, 1, id->agno);
+	xfs_btree_init_block(mp, bp, XFS_BTNUM_CNT, 0, 0, id->agno);
 	xfs_freesp_init_recs(mp, bp, id);
 }