diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 412e318e4a22d..bd09dd3ad1a0a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2422,7 +2422,7 @@ int btrfs_cross_ref_exist(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 objectid, u64 offset,
 			goto out;
 
 		ret = check_delayed_ref(root, path, objectid, offset, bytenr);
-	} while (ret == -EAGAIN);
+	} while (ret == -EAGAIN && !path->nowait);
 
 out:
 	btrfs_release_path(path);