diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index e76345f..f06454a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3767,6 +3767,8 @@ static int drop_objectid_items(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		found_key.type = 0;
 		ret = btrfs_bin_search(path->nodes[0], &found_key, 0,
 				       &start_slot);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			break;
 
 		ret = btrfs_del_items(trans, log, path, start_slot,
 				      path->slots[0] - start_slot + 1);