diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index cf909b18032f..63d9e0a784a1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1979,8 +1979,10 @@ static noinline int replay_dir_deletes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]);
 			if (path->slots[0] >= nritems) {
 				ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
-				if (ret)
+				if (ret == 1)
 					break;
+				else if (ret < 0)
+					goto out;
 			}
 			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &found_key,
 					      path->slots[0]);