diff --git a/fs/bcachefs/btree_locking.c b/fs/bcachefs/btree_locking.c
index c3e9b0cc7bbdc..d66fff22109ae 100644
--- a/fs/bcachefs/btree_locking.c
+++ b/fs/bcachefs/btree_locking.c
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@ static noinline int break_cycle(struct lock_graph *g, struct printbuf *cycle)
 
 	if (unlikely(!best)) {
 		struct printbuf buf = PRINTBUF;
+		buf.atomic++;
 
 		prt_printf(&buf, bch2_fmt(g->g->trans->c, "cycle of nofail locks"));