diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
index bbef8c830537..bce7bdd7fe03 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-inode.c
@@ -1011,12 +1011,10 @@ static int __btrfs_update_delayed_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	nofs_flag = memalloc_nofs_save();
 	ret = btrfs_lookup_inode(trans, root, path, &key, mod);
 	memalloc_nofs_restore(nofs_flag);
-	if (ret > 0) {
-		btrfs_release_path(path);
-		return -ENOENT;
-	} else if (ret < 0) {
-		return ret;
-	}
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
 
 	leaf = path->nodes[0];
 	inode_item = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],