diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dir-item.c b/fs/btrfs/dir-item.c
index c62f02f..ab8afed 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dir-item.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dir-item.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 		ret = 0;
 		goto out_free;
 	}
-	btrfs_release_path(root, path);
+	btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 	btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_DIR_INDEX_KEY);
 	key.offset = index;