diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index e43f6280f954..849199768664 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -2189,7 +2189,6 @@ retry:
 					done = 1;
 					break;
 				}
-				free_extent_buffer(eb);
 				continue;
 			}