diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index bace03a546b2..c31b02692f70 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -4181,6 +4181,7 @@ static int btrfs_uuid_scan_kthread(void *data)
 			goto skip;
 		}
 update_tree:
+		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		if (!btrfs_is_empty_uuid(root_item.uuid)) {
 			ret = btrfs_uuid_tree_add(trans, fs_info->uuid_root,
 						  root_item.uuid,
@@ -4206,6 +4207,7 @@ update_tree:
 		}
 
 skip:
+		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		if (trans) {
 			ret = btrfs_end_transaction(trans, fs_info->uuid_root);
 			trans = NULL;
@@ -4213,7 +4215,6 @@ skip:
 				break;
 		}
 
-		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		if (key.offset < (u64)-1) {
 			key.offset++;
 		} else if (key.type < BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY) {