diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 8206b3900587efa23570b5b8f7f8071ab6e73156..67fe46fdee6f9c4af8ee7b9473fa00b7c6d9924b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -5127,6 +5127,7 @@ int btrfs_next_old_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 				 * locked. To solve this situation, we give up
 				 * on our lock and cycle.
 				 */
+				free_extent_buffer(next);
 				btrfs_release_path(path);
 				cond_resched();
 				goto again;