diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 52fe55ad11d66e5b8ad2922c8f26d08e2dc23055..1659c94f179c389a598e5b2fcf81ddb8eb9d5de7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -3976,6 +3976,10 @@ static noinline_for_stack int relocate_block_group(struct reloc_control *rc)
 			       sizeof(struct btrfs_extent_item_v0));
 			ret = get_ref_objectid_v0(rc, path, &key, &ref_owner,
 						  &path_change);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				err = ret;
+				break;
+			}
 			if (ref_owner < BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID)
 				flags = BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK;
 			else