diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 007b5051b2f1..1b6008240ec6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1190,7 +1190,10 @@ next:
 	/* look for a conflicting sequence number */
 	di = btrfs_lookup_dir_index_item(trans, root, path, btrfs_ino(dir),
 					 ref_index, name, namelen, 0);
-	if (di && !IS_ERR(di)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(di)) {
+		if (PTR_ERR(di) != -ENOENT)
+			return PTR_ERR(di);
+	} else if (di) {
 		ret = drop_one_dir_item(trans, root, path, dir, di);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
@@ -1200,7 +1203,9 @@ next:
 	/* look for a conflicting name */
 	di = btrfs_lookup_dir_item(trans, root, path, btrfs_ino(dir),
 				   name, namelen, 0);
-	if (di && !IS_ERR(di)) {
+	if (IS_ERR(di)) {
+		return PTR_ERR(di);
+	} else if (di) {
 		ret = drop_one_dir_item(trans, root, path, dir, di);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;