diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 2c6791493637..ff60d8978ae2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3746,8 +3746,9 @@ static int btrfs_log_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	}
 
 log_extents:
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
+	btrfs_release_path(dst_path);
 	if (fast_search) {
-		btrfs_release_path(dst_path);
 		ret = btrfs_log_changed_extents(trans, root, inode, dst_path);
 		if (ret) {
 			err = ret;
@@ -3764,8 +3765,6 @@ static int btrfs_log_inode(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	}
 
 	if (inode_only == LOG_INODE_ALL && S_ISDIR(inode->i_mode)) {
-		btrfs_release_path(path);
-		btrfs_release_path(dst_path);
 		ret = log_directory_changes(trans, root, inode, path, dst_path);
 		if (ret) {
 			err = ret;