diff --git a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
index 977e0271bd4c..545f764d70b1 100644
--- a/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
+++ b/fs/nilfs2/segment.c
@@ -880,9 +880,11 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_create_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 		nilfs_mdt_mark_dirty(nilfs->ns_cpfile);
 		nilfs_cpfile_put_checkpoint(
 			nilfs->ns_cpfile, nilfs->ns_cno, bh_cp);
-	} else
-		WARN_ON(err == -EINVAL || err == -ENOENT);
-
+	} else if (err == -EINVAL || err == -ENOENT) {
+		nilfs_error(sci->sc_super,
+			    "checkpoint creation failed due to metadata corruption.");
+		err = -EIO;
+	}
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -896,7 +898,11 @@ static int nilfs_segctor_fill_in_checkpoint(struct nilfs_sc_info *sci)
 	err = nilfs_cpfile_get_checkpoint(nilfs->ns_cpfile, nilfs->ns_cno, 0,
 					  &raw_cp, &bh_cp);
 	if (unlikely(err)) {
-		WARN_ON(err == -EINVAL || err == -ENOENT);
+		if (err == -EINVAL || err == -ENOENT) {
+			nilfs_error(sci->sc_super,
+				    "checkpoint finalization failed due to metadata corruption.");
+			err = -EIO;
+		}
 		goto failed_ibh;
 	}
 	raw_cp->cp_snapshot_list.ssl_next = 0;