diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 3a49a3c2fca4..9841faef08ea 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -2400,11 +2400,11 @@ void free_reloc_roots(struct list_head *list)
 	while (!list_empty(list)) {
 		reloc_root = list_entry(list->next, struct btrfs_root,
 					root_list);
+		__del_reloc_root(reloc_root);
 		free_extent_buffer(reloc_root->node);
 		free_extent_buffer(reloc_root->commit_root);
 		reloc_root->node = NULL;
 		reloc_root->commit_root = NULL;
-		__del_reloc_root(reloc_root);
 	}
 }