diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 3a11ae63676e..f05fcc67efa6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1143,8 +1143,6 @@ again:
 				goto again;
 			}
 			kfree(victim_name);
-			if (ret)
-				return ret;
 next:
 			cur_offset += victim_name_len + sizeof(*extref);
 		}