diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 85ee5c79759d..098e64106d02 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ again:
 		btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key, path->slots[0]);
 		if (key.objectid != bytenr ||
 		    key.type != BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY)
-			return ret;
+			return -ENOENT;
 
 		ref = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, path->slots[0],
 				     struct btrfs_extent_data_ref);