diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 63488f0b850f566ac862fe61e2ba8ea9124e652d..8c68961925b1482517bfe2c96635f5ee1cc79694 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2436,10 +2436,8 @@ read_block_for_search(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *p,
 	if (p->reada != READA_NONE)
 		reada_for_search(fs_info, p, level, slot, key->objectid);
 
-	btrfs_release_path(p);
-
 	ret = -EAGAIN;
-	tmp = read_tree_block(fs_info, blocknr, 0, parent_level - 1,
+	tmp = read_tree_block(fs_info, blocknr, gen, parent_level - 1,
 			      &first_key);
 	if (!IS_ERR(tmp)) {
 		/*
@@ -2454,6 +2452,8 @@ read_block_for_search(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *p,
 	} else {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tmp);
 	}
+
+	btrfs_release_path(p);
 	return ret;
 }