diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 9c9ecc93ae2c3..32312e09f0f59 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2385,6 +2385,7 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_run_delayed_refs(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			spin_unlock(&delayed_refs->lock);
 			locked_ref = NULL;
 			cond_resched();
+			count++;
 			continue;
 		}