diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 432a2da4641e..559f72489b3b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -5402,10 +5402,6 @@ static noinline int walk_down_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int ret;
 
 	while (level >= 0) {
-		if (path->slots[level] >=
-		    btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[level]))
-			break;
-
 		ret = walk_down_proc(trans, root, path, wc, lookup_info);
 		if (ret > 0)
 			break;
@@ -5413,6 +5409,10 @@ static noinline int walk_down_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		if (level == 0)
 			break;
 
+		if (path->slots[level] >=
+		    btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[level]))
+			break;
+
 		ret = do_walk_down(trans, root, path, wc, &lookup_info);
 		if (ret > 0) {
 			path->slots[level]++;