diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
index a42e0922f5e9..85c19e4e5216 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.c
@@ -948,6 +948,36 @@ void bch2_btree_node_prefetch(struct bch_fs *c, struct btree_iter *iter,
 	bch2_btree_node_fill(c, iter, k, btree_id, level, SIX_LOCK_read, false);
 }
 
+void bch2_btree_node_evict(struct bch_fs *c, const struct bkey_i *k)
+{
+	struct btree_cache *bc = &c->btree_cache;
+	struct btree *b;
+
+	b = btree_cache_find(bc, k);
+	if (!b)
+		return;
+
+	six_lock_intent(&b->c.lock, NULL, NULL);
+	six_lock_write(&b->c.lock, NULL, NULL);
+
+	wait_on_bit_io(&b->flags, BTREE_NODE_read_in_flight,
+		       TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
+	__bch2_btree_node_write(c, b);
+
+	/* wait for any in flight btree write */
+	btree_node_wait_on_io(b);
+
+	BUG_ON(btree_node_dirty(b));
+
+	mutex_lock(&bc->lock);
+	btree_node_data_free(c, b);
+	bch2_btree_node_hash_remove(bc, b);
+	mutex_unlock(&bc->lock);
+
+	six_unlock_write(&b->c.lock);
+	six_unlock_intent(&b->c.lock);
+}
+
 void bch2_btree_node_to_text(struct printbuf *out, struct bch_fs *c,
 			     struct btree *b)
 {
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.h b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.h
index c517cc029454..40dd263a7caa 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.h
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_cache.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ struct btree *bch2_btree_node_get_noiter(struct bch_fs *, const struct bkey_i *,
 void bch2_btree_node_prefetch(struct bch_fs *, struct btree_iter *,
 			      const struct bkey_i *, enum btree_id, unsigned);
 
+void bch2_btree_node_evict(struct bch_fs *, const struct bkey_i *);
+
 void bch2_fs_btree_cache_exit(struct bch_fs *);
 int bch2_fs_btree_cache_init(struct bch_fs *);
 void bch2_fs_btree_cache_init_early(struct btree_cache *);
diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
index 09a49dc63144..1c2eab41f7ca 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_gc.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ again:
 				bch2_btree_ids[b->c.btree_id],
 				b->c.level - 1,
 				(bch2_bkey_val_to_text(&PBUF(buf), c, bkey_i_to_s_c(tmp.k)), buf))) {
+			bch2_btree_node_evict(c, tmp.k);
 			ret = bch2_journal_key_delete(c, b->c.btree_id,
 						      b->c.level, tmp.k->k.p);
 			if (ret)
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ again:
 		cur = NULL;
 
 		if (ret == DROP_THIS_NODE) {
+			bch2_btree_node_evict(c, tmp.k);
 			ret = bch2_journal_key_delete(c, b->c.btree_id,
 						      b->c.level, tmp.k->k.p);
 			dropped_children = true;