diff --git a/cmdline/check.c b/cmdline/check.c
index f2ccfe2c..2a9e3482 100644
--- a/cmdline/check.c
+++ b/cmdline/check.c
@@ -988,23 +988,33 @@ static int repair(struct snapraid_state* state, int rehash, block_off_t pos, uns
 				if (!mem_is_zero(buffer[failed[j].index], state->block_size))
 					current_generation_proven = 1;
 			} else {
-				size_t pos_size;
+				unsigned hash_kind;
 
-				pos_size = file_block_size(failed[j].file, failed[j].file_pos, state->block_size);
+				hash_kind = rehash ? state->prevhash : state->hash;
 
 				/*
 				 * The stored CHG hash identifies OLD contents under the recovery invariant.
 				 * Generation detection must compare hash identity only and must not apply the
-				 * CURRENT logical-size padding requirement. With MuseAir the hash covers the
-				 * complete canonical RAID block, so a mismatch proves candidate != OLD and
-				 * therefore identifies this validated RAID solution as CURRENT.
+				 * CURRENT logical-size padding requirement.
 				 *
-				 * Legacy hashes still depend on the logical size used to compute the hash.
-				 * The OLD logical size is not available here, so size-changing CHG blocks may
-				 * remain subject to the historical ambiguity with Murmur3/Spooky2.
+				 * When the hash covers the complete canonical RAID block (memhash_is_block()),
+				 * candidate identity is independent of logical size: a mismatch proves
+				 * candidate != OLD and therefore identifies this validated RAID solution as CURRENT.
+				 *
+				 * For hashes that depend on the logical size (Murmur3/Spooky2), the OLD
+				 * logical size is not available. Because a mismatch against CURRENT pos_size
+				 * cannot distinguish candidate != OLD from a change in file size, the
+				 * conservative approach keeps the generation ambiguous and does not treat
+				 * the mismatch as proof of CURRENT.
 				 */
-				if (block_hash_cmp(state, rehash, failed[j].block, pos_size, buffer[failed[j].index]) != 0)
-					current_generation_proven = 1;
+				if (memhash_is_block(hash_kind)) {
+					size_t pos_size;
+
+					pos_size = file_block_size(failed[j].file, failed[j].file_pos, state->block_size);
+
+					if (block_hash_cmp(state, rehash, failed[j].block, pos_size, buffer[failed[j].index]) != 0)
+						current_generation_proven = 1;
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmdline/util.c b/cmdline/util.c
index f018761a..ee94480e 100644
--- a/cmdline/util.c
+++ b/cmdline/util.c
@@ -779,29 +779,19 @@ void memhash_block(unsigned kind, const unsigned char* seed, void* digest, const
 {
 	assert(logical_size <= block_size);
 
-	switch (kind) {
-	case HASH_MUSEAIR :
+	if (memhash_is_block(kind)) {
 		/*
-		 * MuseAir defines the identity of the complete canonical RAID
-		 * block. The caller must have zero-padded the buffer after the
-		 * logical end of the file block.
+		 * Canonical block hashes define the identity of the complete
+		 * canonical RAID block. The caller must have zero-padded the
+		 * buffer after the logical end of the file block.
 		 */
 		memhash(kind, seed, digest, src, block_size);
-		break;
-	case HASH_MURMUR3 :
-	case HASH_SPOOKY2 :
+	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Preserve the historical SnapRAID hash semantics for content
 		 * files using legacy hashes.
 		 */
 		memhash(kind, seed, digest, src, logical_size);
-		break;
-	default :
-		/* LCOV_EXCL_START */
-		log_fatal(EINTERNAL, "Internal inconsistency in hash function %u\n", kind);
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
-		break;
-		/* LCOV_EXCL_STOP */
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmdline/util.h b/cmdline/util.h
index e5ff13a6..3b6a3abb 100644
--- a/cmdline/util.h
+++ b/cmdline/util.h
@@ -282,6 +282,19 @@ void memhash(unsigned kind, const unsigned char* seed, void* digest, const void*
  */
 void memhash_block(unsigned kind, const unsigned char* seed, void* digest, const void* src, size_t logical_size, size_t block_size);
 
+/**
+ * Return !=0 if the hash kind operates on the complete canonical RAID block.
+ *
+ * Legacy hashes (Murmur3, Spooky2) preserve historical semantics and hash
+ * only the logical file bytes.
+ * Modern hashes (MuseAir) hash the complete zero-padded RAID block up to
+ * block_size.
+ */
+static inline int memhash_is_block(unsigned kind)
+{
+	return kind == HASH_MUSEAIR;
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the hash name.
  */