diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index a895d105464b6..d27b0d86b8e2c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -1958,6 +1958,13 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 				goto out_put;
 			}
 
+			/*
+			 * We don't need the path anymore, so release it and
+			 * avoid deadlocks and lockdep warnings in case
+			 * btrfs_iget() needs to lookup the inode from its root
+			 * btree and lock the same leaf.
+			 */
+			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			temp_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, key2.objectid, root);
 			if (IS_ERR(temp_inode)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(temp_inode);
@@ -1978,7 +1985,6 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct mnt_idmap *idmap,
 				goto out_put;
 			}
 
-			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			key.objectid = key.offset;
 			key.offset = (u64)-1;
 			dirid = key.objectid;