diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 1c9dc71089ce..c85cde761248 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2359,35 +2359,28 @@ read_block_for_search(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	tmp = btrfs_find_tree_block(root, blocknr, blocksize);
 	if (tmp) {
 		/* first we do an atomic uptodate check */
-		if (btrfs_buffer_uptodate(tmp, 0, 1) > 0) {
-			if (btrfs_buffer_uptodate(tmp, gen, 1) > 0) {
-				/*
-				 * we found an up to date block without
-				 * sleeping, return
-				 * right away
-				 */
-				*eb_ret = tmp;
-				return 0;
-			}
-			/* the pages were up to date, but we failed
-			 * the generation number check.  Do a full
-			 * read for the generation number that is correct.
-			 * We must do this without dropping locks so
-			 * we can trust our generation number
-			 */
-			free_extent_buffer(tmp);
-			btrfs_set_path_blocking(p);
-
-			/* now we're allowed to do a blocking uptodate check */
-			tmp = read_tree_block(root, blocknr, blocksize, gen);
-			if (tmp && btrfs_buffer_uptodate(tmp, gen, 0) > 0) {
-				*eb_ret = tmp;
-				return 0;
-			}
-			free_extent_buffer(tmp);
-			btrfs_release_path(p);
-			return -EIO;
+		if (btrfs_buffer_uptodate(tmp, gen, 1) > 0) {
+			*eb_ret = tmp;
+			return 0;
 		}
+
+		/* the pages were up to date, but we failed
+		 * the generation number check.  Do a full
+		 * read for the generation number that is correct.
+		 * We must do this without dropping locks so
+		 * we can trust our generation number
+		 */
+		btrfs_set_path_blocking(p);
+
+		/* now we're allowed to do a blocking uptodate check */
+		ret = btrfs_read_buffer(tmp, gen);
+		if (!ret) {
+			*eb_ret = tmp;
+			return 0;
+		}
+		free_extent_buffer(tmp);
+		btrfs_release_path(p);
+		return -EIO;
 	}
 
 	/*