diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index 4b9b6c52a83b..409b02566b25 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -495,14 +495,15 @@ static int process_extent_item(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 }
 
 static int process_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root,
-			struct btrfs_path *path, u64 *bytenr, u64 *num_bytes)
+			struct btrfs_path *path, u64 *bytenr, u64 *num_bytes,
+			int *tree_block_level)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = root->fs_info;
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf = path->nodes[0];
 	struct btrfs_extent_data_ref *dref;
 	struct btrfs_shared_data_ref *sref;
 	u32 count;
-	int i = 0, tree_block_level = 0, ret = 0;
+	int i = 0, ret = 0;
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	int nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(leaf);
 
@@ -515,15 +516,15 @@ static int process_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root,
 		case BTRFS_METADATA_ITEM_KEY:
 			*bytenr = key.objectid;
 			ret = process_extent_item(fs_info, path, &key, i,
-						  &tree_block_level);
+						  tree_block_level);
 			break;
 		case BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
 			ret = add_tree_block(fs_info, key.offset, 0,
-					     key.objectid, tree_block_level);
+					     key.objectid, *tree_block_level);
 			break;
 		case BTRFS_SHARED_BLOCK_REF_KEY:
 			ret = add_tree_block(fs_info, 0, key.offset,
-					     key.objectid, tree_block_level);
+					     key.objectid, *tree_block_level);
 			break;
 		case BTRFS_EXTENT_DATA_REF_KEY:
 			dref = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, i,
@@ -549,7 +550,8 @@ static int process_leaf(struct btrfs_root *root,
 
 /* Walk down to the leaf from the given level */
 static int walk_down_tree(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
-			  int level, u64 *bytenr, u64 *num_bytes)
+			  int level, u64 *bytenr, u64 *num_bytes,
+			  int *tree_block_level)
 {
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -565,7 +567,8 @@ static int walk_down_tree(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_path *path,
 			path->slots[level-1] = 0;
 			path->locks[level-1] = BTRFS_READ_LOCK;
 		} else {
-			ret = process_leaf(root, path, bytenr, num_bytes);
+			ret = process_leaf(root, path, bytenr, num_bytes,
+					   tree_block_level);
 			if (ret)
 				break;
 		}
@@ -974,6 +977,7 @@ int btrfs_build_ref_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct extent_buffer *eb;
+	int tree_block_level = 0;
 	u64 bytenr = 0, num_bytes = 0;
 	int ret, level;
 
@@ -998,7 +1002,7 @@ int btrfs_build_ref_tree(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		 * different leaf from the original extent item.
 		 */
 		ret = walk_down_tree(fs_info->extent_root, path, level,
-				     &bytenr, &num_bytes);
+				     &bytenr, &num_bytes, &tree_block_level);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 		ret = walk_up_tree(path, &level);