diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index 72752089d2cf..6365cb72711d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -125,28 +125,20 @@ static int root_entry_root_objectid_key_cmp(const void *key, const struct rb_nod
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int root_entry_root_objectid_cmp(struct rb_node *new, const struct rb_node *existing)
+{
+	const struct root_entry *new_entry = rb_entry(new, struct root_entry, node);
+
+	return root_entry_root_objectid_key_cmp(&new_entry->root_objectid, existing);
+}
+
 static struct root_entry *insert_root_entry(struct rb_root *root,
 					    struct root_entry *re)
 {
-	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
-	struct rb_node *parent_node = NULL;
-	struct root_entry *entry;
-
-	while (*p) {
-		parent_node = *p;
-		entry = rb_entry(parent_node, struct root_entry, node);
-		if (entry->root_objectid > re->root_objectid)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
-		else if (entry->root_objectid < re->root_objectid)
-			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
-		else
-			return entry;
-	}
-
-	rb_link_node(&re->node, parent_node, p);
-	rb_insert_color(&re->node, root);
-	return NULL;
+	struct rb_node *node;
 
+	node = rb_find_add(&re->node, root, root_entry_root_objectid_cmp);
+	return rb_entry_safe(node, struct root_entry, node);
 }
 
 static int comp_refs(struct ref_entry *ref1, struct ref_entry *ref2)