diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 222d6aea4a8a..974b3edf69c7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -8872,6 +8872,7 @@ int btrfs_free_block_groups(struct btrfs_fs_info *info)
 				       cache_node);
 		rb_erase(&block_group->cache_node,
 			 &info->block_group_cache_tree);
+		RB_CLEAR_NODE(&block_group->cache_node);
 		spin_unlock(&info->block_group_cache_lock);
 
 		down_write(&block_group->space_info->groups_sem);
@@ -9130,6 +9131,7 @@ int btrfs_read_block_groups(struct btrfs_root *root)
 			spin_lock(&info->block_group_cache_lock);
 			rb_erase(&cache->cache_node,
 				 &info->block_group_cache_tree);
+			RB_CLEAR_NODE(&cache->cache_node);
 			spin_unlock(&info->block_group_cache_lock);
 			btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 			goto error;
@@ -9271,6 +9273,7 @@ int btrfs_make_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		spin_lock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
 		rb_erase(&cache->cache_node,
 			 &root->fs_info->block_group_cache_tree);
+		RB_CLEAR_NODE(&cache->cache_node);
 		spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->block_group_cache_lock);
 		btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 		return ret;