diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 24f95d7b5190..5b14339d269f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -4964,7 +4964,6 @@ static int btrfs_log_changed_extents(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&extents));
 	write_unlock(&tree->lock);
 
-	btrfs_release_path(path);
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = btrfs_log_prealloc_extents(trans, inode, path);
 	if (ret)