diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-io-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-io-tree.c
index bb3aaf610652..5f9a43734812 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-io-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-io-tree.c
@@ -1252,8 +1252,11 @@ hit_next:
 		if (!prealloc)
 			goto search_again;
 		ret = split_state(tree, state, prealloc, end + 1);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
 			extent_io_tree_panic(tree, state, "split", ret);
+			prealloc = NULL;
+			goto out;
+		}
 
 		set_state_bits(tree, prealloc, bits, changeset);
 		cache_state(prealloc, cached_state);