diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c b/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
index 587d7318a2e8..995ba32e9b6e 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/bkey.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ int bch2_bkey_format_invalid(struct bch_fs *c,
 			     enum bch_validate_flags flags,
 			     struct printbuf *err)
 {
-	unsigned i, bits = KEY_PACKED_BITS_START;
+	unsigned bits = KEY_PACKED_BITS_START;
 
 	if (f->nr_fields != BKEY_NR_FIELDS) {
 		prt_printf(err, "incorrect number of fields: got %u, should be %u",
@@ -655,9 +655,8 @@ int bch2_bkey_format_invalid(struct bch_fs *c,
 	 * Verify that the packed format can't represent fields larger than the
 	 * unpacked format:
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < f->nr_fields; i++) {
-		if ((!c || c->sb.version_min >= bcachefs_metadata_version_snapshot) &&
-		    bch2_bkey_format_field_overflows(f, i)) {
+	for (unsigned i = 0; i < f->nr_fields; i++) {
+		if (bch2_bkey_format_field_overflows(f, i)) {
 			unsigned unpacked_bits = bch2_bkey_format_current.bits_per_field[i];
 			u64 unpacked_max = ~((~0ULL << 1) << (unpacked_bits - 1));
 			unsigned packed_bits = min(64, f->bits_per_field[i]);