diff --git a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
index 2f3d6f917fb3..682e5da3143a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/scrub.c
@@ -383,7 +383,6 @@ static void scrub_print_warning(const char *errstr, struct scrub_block *sblock)
 	eb = path->nodes[0];
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(eb, path->slots[0], struct btrfs_extent_item);
 	item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(eb, path->slots[0]);
-	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 	if (ret & BTRFS_EXTENT_FLAG_TREE_BLOCK) {
 		do {
@@ -398,7 +397,9 @@ static void scrub_print_warning(const char *errstr, struct scrub_block *sblock)
 				ret < 0 ? -1 : ref_level,
 				ret < 0 ? -1 : ref_root);
 		} while (ret != 1);
+		btrfs_release_path(path);
 	} else {
+		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		swarn.path = path;
 		iterate_extent_inodes(fs_info, found_key.objectid,
 					extent_item_pos, 1,