diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 897c9201c088..7f3a0809fb8b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1940,12 +1940,11 @@ static noinline int find_dir_range(struct btrfs_root *root,
 next:
 	/* check the next slot in the tree to see if it is a valid item */
 	nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]);
+	path->slots[0]++;
 	if (path->slots[0] >= nritems) {
 		ret = btrfs_next_leaf(root, path);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
-	} else {
-		path->slots[0]++;
 	}
 
 	btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(path->nodes[0], &key, path->slots[0]);