diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index c84adde530238df6ea0f009b7799bc61472bcd4f..17800221978f0cf08c9a4b36fb350bef806be11f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -2365,10 +2365,23 @@ static noinline int relink_extent_backref(struct btrfs_path *path,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void free_sa_defrag_extent(struct new_sa_defrag_extent *new)
+{
+	struct old_sa_defrag_extent *old, *tmp;
+
+	if (!new)
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(old, tmp, &new->head, list) {
+		list_del(&old->list);
+		kfree(old);
+	}
+	kfree(new);
+}
+
 static void relink_file_extents(struct new_sa_defrag_extent *new)
 {
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
-	struct old_sa_defrag_extent *old, *tmp;
 	struct sa_defrag_extent_backref *backref;
 	struct sa_defrag_extent_backref *prev = NULL;
 	struct inode *inode;
@@ -2411,16 +2424,11 @@ static void relink_file_extents(struct new_sa_defrag_extent *new)
 	kfree(prev);
 
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(old, tmp, &new->head, list) {
-		list_del(&old->list);
-		kfree(old);
-	}
 out:
+	free_sa_defrag_extent(new);
+
 	atomic_dec(&root->fs_info->defrag_running);
 	wake_up(&root->fs_info->transaction_wait);
-
-	kfree(new);
 }
 
 static struct new_sa_defrag_extent *
@@ -2430,7 +2438,7 @@ record_old_file_extents(struct inode *inode,
 	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
-	struct old_sa_defrag_extent *old, *tmp;
+	struct old_sa_defrag_extent *old;
 	struct new_sa_defrag_extent *new;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2478,7 +2486,7 @@ record_old_file_extents(struct inode *inode,
 		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(l)) {
 			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
 			if (ret < 0)
-				goto out_free_list;
+				goto out_free_path;
 			else if (ret > 0)
 				break;
 			continue;
@@ -2507,7 +2515,7 @@ record_old_file_extents(struct inode *inode,
 
 		old = kmalloc(sizeof(*old), GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!old)
-			goto out_free_list;
+			goto out_free_path;
 
 		offset = max(new->file_pos, key.offset);
 		end = min(new->file_pos + new->len, key.offset + num_bytes);
@@ -2529,15 +2537,10 @@ record_old_file_extents(struct inode *inode,
 
 	return new;
 
-out_free_list:
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(old, tmp, &new->head, list) {
-		list_del(&old->list);
-		kfree(old);
-	}
 out_free_path:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 out_kfree:
-	kfree(new);
+	free_sa_defrag_extent(new);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -2708,8 +2711,14 @@ static int btrfs_finish_ordered_io(struct btrfs_ordered_extent *ordered_extent)
 	btrfs_remove_ordered_extent(inode, ordered_extent);
 
 	/* for snapshot-aware defrag */
-	if (new)
-		relink_file_extents(new);
+	if (new) {
+		if (ret) {
+			free_sa_defrag_extent(new);
+			atomic_dec(&root->fs_info->defrag_running);
+		} else {
+			relink_file_extents(new);
+		}
+	}
 
 	/* once for us */
 	btrfs_put_ordered_extent(ordered_extent);