diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index bb05b0a82c8b..902ab00bfd7a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2327,12 +2327,12 @@ static int run_delayed_tree_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		parent = ref->parent;
 	ref_root = ref->root;
 
-	if (node->ref_mod != 1) {
+	if (unlikely(node->ref_mod != 1)) {
 		btrfs_err(trans->fs_info,
-	"btree block(%llu) has %d references rather than 1: action %d ref_root %llu parent %llu",
+	"btree block %llu has %d references rather than 1: action %d ref_root %llu parent %llu",
 			  node->bytenr, node->ref_mod, node->action, ref_root,
 			  parent);
-		return -EIO;
+		return -EUCLEAN;
 	}
 	if (node->action == BTRFS_ADD_DELAYED_REF && insert_reserved) {
 		BUG_ON(!extent_op || !extent_op->update_flags);