diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 9b1925a68da5..29d1aad02b7c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3399,8 +3399,11 @@ static noinline int log_dir_items(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		 * from this directory and from this transaction
 		 */
 		ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
-		if (ret == 1) {
-			last_offset = (u64)-1;
+		if (ret) {
+			if (ret == 1)
+				last_offset = (u64)-1;
+			else
+				err = ret;
 			goto done;
 		}
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &tmp, path->slots[0]);