diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 1f5556acb53098775cc0d758c5872c6687c7a2be..0825e4ed9447a6a9bf8b825d211b2965c8299e88 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,7 @@ static int clone_backref_node(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	new_node->bytenr = dest->node->start;
 	new_node->level = node->level;
 	new_node->lowest = node->lowest;
+	new_node->checked = 1;
 	new_node->root = dest;
 
 	if (!node->lowest) {