diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 5ed5bd001084..829999dafd93 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2905,12 +2905,14 @@ static int btrfs_clone(struct inode *src, struct inode *inode,
 		 * note the key will change type as we walk through the
 		 * tree.
 		 */
+		path->leave_spinning = 1;
 		ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, BTRFS_I(src)->root, &key, path,
 				0, 0);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		nritems = btrfs_header_nritems(path->nodes[0]);
+process_slot:
 		if (path->slots[0] >= nritems) {
 			ret = btrfs_next_leaf(BTRFS_I(src)->root, path);
 			if (ret < 0)
@@ -2937,11 +2939,6 @@ static int btrfs_clone(struct inode *src, struct inode *inode,
 			u8 comp;
 			u64 endoff;
 
-			size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, slot);
-			read_extent_buffer(leaf, buf,
-					   btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, slot),
-					   size);
-
 			extent = btrfs_item_ptr(leaf, slot,
 						struct btrfs_file_extent_item);
 			comp = btrfs_file_extent_compression(leaf, extent);
@@ -2960,11 +2957,20 @@ static int btrfs_clone(struct inode *src, struct inode *inode,
 				datal = btrfs_file_extent_ram_bytes(leaf,
 								    extent);
 			}
-			btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 			if (key.offset + datal <= off ||
-			    key.offset >= off + len - 1)
-				goto next;
+			    key.offset >= off + len - 1) {
+				path->slots[0]++;
+				goto process_slot;
+			}
+
+			size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, slot);
+			read_extent_buffer(leaf, buf,
+					   btrfs_item_ptr_offset(leaf, slot),
+					   size);
+
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
+			path->leave_spinning = 0;
 
 			memcpy(&new_key, &key, sizeof(new_key));
 			new_key.objectid = btrfs_ino(inode);
@@ -3135,7 +3141,6 @@ static int btrfs_clone(struct inode *src, struct inode *inode,
 			}
 			ret = btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 		}
-next:
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		key.offset++;
 	}