diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 4119f9a95320..934bc094bf17 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ int noinline btrfs_drop_extents(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			goto out;
 		}
 		if (recow) {
-			search_start = key.offset;
+			search_start = max(key.offset, start);
 			continue;
 		}
 		if (btrfs_key_type(&key) == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_KEY) {