diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index f8e2943101a1..c37433d3cd82 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ static int btrfs_free_dev_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	key.objectid = device->devid;
 	key.offset = start;
 	key.type = BTRFS_DEV_EXTENT_KEY;
-
+again:
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, &key, path, -1, 1);
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		ret = btrfs_previous_item(root, path, key.objectid,
@@ -1012,6 +1012,9 @@ static int btrfs_free_dev_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					struct btrfs_dev_extent);
 		BUG_ON(found_key.offset > start || found_key.offset +
 		       btrfs_dev_extent_length(leaf, extent) < start);
+		key = found_key;
+		btrfs_release_path(path);
+		goto again;
 	} else if (ret == 0) {
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
 		extent = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],