diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 84c15311c676..72ef93fea1fb 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ out:
 			free_backref_node(cache, lower);
 		}
 
-		free_backref_node(cache, node);
+		remove_backref_node(cache, node);
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 	}
 	ASSERT(!node || !node->detached);