diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index 5eaedff28a32..db3f67b58104 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -1330,8 +1330,11 @@ next_slot:
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
 		if (path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(leaf)) {
 			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
-			if (ret < 0)
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				if (cow_start != (u64)-1)
+					cur_offset = cow_start;
 				goto error;
+			}
 			if (ret > 0)
 				break;
 			leaf = path->nodes[0];