diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 688aa86..7c21f63 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	BUG_ON(!path);
 	btrfs_init_path(path);
+
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, extent_root, &key, path, -1, 1);
 	if (ret) {
 		printk("failed to find %Lu\n", key.objectid);
@@ -363,8 +364,6 @@
 	if (root->fs_info->last_insert.objectid > search_start)
 		search_start = root->fs_info->last_insert.objectid;
 
-	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
-
 check_failed:
 	btrfs_init_path(path);
 	ins->objectid = search_start;