diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
index 67066ece4de3..380ced84d4b1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_io.c
@@ -3978,6 +3978,10 @@ int btree_write_cache_pages(struct address_space *mapping,
 			if (!ret) {
 				free_extent_buffer(eb);
 				continue;
+			} else if (ret < 0) {
+				done = 1;
+				free_extent_buffer(eb);
+				break;
 			}
 
 			ret = write_one_eb(eb, wbc, &epd);