diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 5366e50c84c6..ac7e6713033c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2522,11 +2522,11 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_run_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		if (ref && ref->seq &&
 		    btrfs_check_delayed_seq(fs_info, delayed_refs, ref->seq)) {
 			spin_unlock(&locked_ref->lock);
-			btrfs_delayed_ref_unlock(locked_ref);
 			spin_lock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			locked_ref->processing = 0;
 			delayed_refs->num_heads_ready++;
 			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
+			btrfs_delayed_ref_unlock(locked_ref);
 			locked_ref = NULL;
 			cond_resched();
 			count++;