diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 0b3167bd9f35..3fca9f9e3b5d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -4431,6 +4431,10 @@ static int btrfs_check_uuid_tree_entry(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			ret = 1;
 		goto out;
 	}
+	if (!btrfs_grab_fs_root(subvol_root)) {
+		ret = 1;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	switch (type) {
 	case BTRFS_UUID_KEY_SUBVOL:
@@ -4443,7 +4447,7 @@ static int btrfs_check_uuid_tree_entry(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			ret = 1;
 		break;
 	}
-
+	btrfs_put_fs_root(subvol_root);
 out:
 	return ret;
 }