diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 65b8858e82d1..66500ebdd35c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ static int overwrite_item(struct walk_control *wc, struct btrfs_path *path)
 		}
 		src_copy = kmalloc(item_size, GFP_NOFS);
 		if (!src_copy) {
-			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, -ENOMEM);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}