diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index 65d841d7142c..cab94d141f66 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int comp_refs(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_node *ref1,
 		if (ref1->ref_root < ref2->ref_root)
 			return -1;
 		if (ref1->ref_root > ref2->ref_root)
-			return -1;
+			return 1;
 		if (ref1->type == BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY)
 			ret = comp_data_refs(ref1, ref2);
 	}