diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index ce5e0f6c6af4..014f956be66a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2501,7 +2501,7 @@ static int cleanup_ref_head(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				      head->qgroup_reserved);
 	btrfs_delayed_ref_unlock(head);
 	btrfs_put_delayed_ref_head(head);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*