diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 63b14005f506..b43a7c0c7cb7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -2443,15 +2443,13 @@ static int replay_one_buffer(struct btrfs_root *log, struct extent_buffer *eb,
 	int i;
 	int ret;
 
+	if (level != 0)
+		return 0;
+
 	ret = btrfs_read_extent_buffer(eb, &check);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	level = btrfs_header_level(eb);
-
-	if (level != 0)
-		return 0;
-
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;