diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/rcu_pending.c b/fs/bcachefs/rcu_pending.c
index 40a20192eee8..67522aa344a7 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/rcu_pending.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/rcu_pending.c
@@ -478,7 +478,9 @@ __rcu_pending_enqueue(struct rcu_pending *pending, struct rcu_head *head,
 		 */
 		if (!p->cb_armed) {
 			p->cb_armed = true;
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&p->lock, flags);
 			__call_rcu(pending->srcu, &p->cb, rcu_pending_rcu_cb);
+			goto free_node;
 		} else {
 			__start_poll_synchronize_rcu(pending->srcu);
 		}