--- a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c +++ b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c @@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ int btrfs_del_root_ref(struct btrfs_tran key.offset = ref_id; again: ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, tree_root, &key, path, -1, 1); - BUG_ON(ret < 0); + if (ret < 0) + goto out; if (ret == 0) { leaf = path->nodes[0]; ref = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],