diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 73fb91f9d797..3d3b193a396c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,13 @@ static int run_delayed_tree_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		ins.type = BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY;
 	}
 
-	BUG_ON(node->ref_mod != 1);
+	if (node->ref_mod != 1) {
+		btrfs_err(root->fs_info,
+	"btree block(%llu) has %d references rather than 1: action %d ref_root %llu parent %llu",
+			  node->bytenr, node->ref_mod, node->action, ref_root,
+			  parent);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
 	if (node->action == BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF && insert_reserved) {
 		BUG_ON(!extent_op || !extent_op->update_flags);
 		ret = alloc_reserved_tree_block(trans, root,