diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index 860f4f22b9b0..aad7201ad11b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ static int __add_prelim_ref(struct list_head *head, u64 root_id,
 
 static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			   struct ulist *parents, struct __prelim_ref *ref,
-			   int level, u64 time_seq, const u64 *extent_item_pos)
+			   int level, u64 time_seq, const u64 *extent_item_pos,
+			   u64 total_refs)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int slot;
@@ -249,7 +250,7 @@ static int add_all_parents(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 	if (path->slots[0] >= btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]))
 		ret = btrfs_next_old_leaf(root, path, time_seq);
 
-	while (!ret && count < ref->count) {
+	while (!ret && count < total_refs) {
 		eb = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				  struct btrfs_path *path, u64 time_seq,
 				  struct __prelim_ref *ref,
 				  struct ulist *parents,
-				  const u64 *extent_item_pos)
+				  const u64 *extent_item_pos, u64 total_refs)
 {
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_key root_key;
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 
 	ret = add_all_parents(root, path, parents, ref, level, time_seq,
-			      extent_item_pos);
+			      extent_item_pos, total_refs);
 out:
 	path->lowest_level = 0;
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_ref(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 static int __resolve_indirect_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				   struct btrfs_path *path, u64 time_seq,
 				   struct list_head *head,
-				   const u64 *extent_item_pos)
+				   const u64 *extent_item_pos, u64 total_refs)
 {
 	int err;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -400,7 +401,8 @@ static int __resolve_indirect_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		if (ref->count == 0)
 			continue;
 		err = __resolve_indirect_ref(fs_info, path, time_seq, ref,
-					     parents, extent_item_pos);
+					     parents, extent_item_pos,
+					     total_refs);
 		/*
 		 * we can only tolerate ENOENT,otherwise,we should catch error
 		 * and return directly.
@@ -557,7 +559,7 @@ static void __merge_refs(struct list_head *head, int mode)
  * smaller or equal that seq to the list
  */
 static int __add_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head, u64 seq,
-			      struct list_head *prefs)
+			      struct list_head *prefs, u64 *total_refs)
 {
 	struct btrfs_delayed_extent_op *extent_op = head->extent_op;
 	struct rb_node *n = &head->node.rb_node;
@@ -593,6 +595,7 @@ static int __add_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head, u64 seq,
 		default:
 			BUG_ON(1);
 		}
+		*total_refs += (node->ref_mod * sgn);
 		switch (node->type) {
 		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY: {
 			struct btrfs_delayed_tree_ref *ref;
@@ -653,7 +656,8 @@ static int __add_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_delayed_ref_head *head, u64 seq,
  */
 static int __add_inline_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			     struct btrfs_path *path, u64 bytenr,
-			     int *info_level, struct list_head *prefs)
+			     int *info_level, struct list_head *prefs,
+			     u64 *total_refs)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	int slot;
@@ -677,6 +681,7 @@ static int __add_inline_refs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	ei = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot, struct btrfs_extent_item);
 	flags = btrfs_extent_flags(leaf, ei);
+	*total_refs += btrfs_extent_refs(leaf, ei);
 	btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &found_key, slot);
 
 	ptr = (unsigned long)(ei + 1);
@@ -859,6 +864,7 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct list_head prefs;
 	struct __prelim_ref *ref;
 	struct extent_inode_elem *eie = NULL;
+	u64 total_refs = 0;
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&prefs);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&prefs_delayed);
@@ -917,7 +923,7 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			ret = __add_delayed_refs(head, time_seq,
-						 &prefs_delayed);
+						 &prefs_delayed, &total_refs);
 			mutex_unlock(&head->mutex);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out;
@@ -938,7 +944,8 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		    (key.type == BTRFS_EXTENT_ITEM_KEY ||
 		     key.type == BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY)) {
 			ret = __add_inline_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr,
-						&info_level, &prefs);
+						&info_level, &prefs,
+						&total_refs);
 			if (ret)
 				goto out;
 			ret = __add_keyed_refs(fs_info, path, bytenr,
@@ -958,7 +965,7 @@ static int find_parent_nodes(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	__merge_refs(&prefs, 1);
 
 	ret = __resolve_indirect_refs(fs_info, path, time_seq, &prefs,
-				      extent_item_pos);
+				      extent_item_pos, total_refs);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;