diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
index 9d1aeb7e2734..f654f51b0c67 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -1074,13 +1074,13 @@ restart:
 	 * If we couldn't get anything, give up.
 	 */
 	if (bno_cur_lt == NULL && bno_cur_gt == NULL) {
+		xfs_btree_del_cursor(cnt_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
+
 		if (!forced++) {
 			trace_xfs_alloc_near_busy(args);
 			xfs_log_force(args->mp, XFS_LOG_SYNC);
 			goto restart;
 		}
-
-		xfs_btree_del_cursor(cnt_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 		trace_xfs_alloc_size_neither(args);
 		args->agbno = NULLAGBLOCK;
 		return 0;