diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 7e172c6dba68..3e7e05e6156f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -771,10 +771,23 @@ again:
 		goto out_free;
 
 	if (ret > 0 && metadata && key.type == BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY) {
-		key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY;
-		key.offset = root->leafsize;
-		btrfs_release_path(path);
-		goto again;
+		metadata = 0;
+		if (path->slots[0]) {
+			path->slots[0]--;
+			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &key,
+					      path->slots[0]);
+			if (key.objectid == bytenr &&
+			    key.type == BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY &&
+			    key.offset == root->leafsize)
+				ret = 0;
+		}
+		if (ret) {
+			key.objectid = bytenr;
+			key.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY;
+			key.offset = root->leafsize;
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
+			goto again;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (ret == 0) {