diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index c6b6a6e3e735..e09db2c2f3b4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2444,7 +2444,8 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_run_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			spin_unlock(&locked_ref->lock);
 			spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			spin_lock(&locked_ref->lock);
-			if (rb_first(&locked_ref->ref_root)) {
+			if (rb_first(&locked_ref->ref_root) ||
+			    locked_ref->extent_op) {
 				spin_unlock(&locked_ref->lock);
 				spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 				continue;