diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index 0095c6e4c3d1..6b457b010cbc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ again:
 	 * so there is only one iref. The case that several irefs are
 	 * in the same item doesn't exist.
 	 */
-	btrfs_del_item(trans, root, path);
+	ret = btrfs_del_item(trans, root, path);
 out:
 	btrfs_release_delayed_iref(node);
 	btrfs_release_path(path);