diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index a4cb4b642987..5a45998abfe0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -2286,9 +2286,8 @@ int btrfs_search_slot(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root *root,
 		if (!p->skip_locking) {
 			level = btrfs_header_level(b);
 
-			btrfs_maybe_reset_lockdep_class(root, b);
-
 			if (level <= write_lock_level) {
+				btrfs_maybe_reset_lockdep_class(root, b);
 				btrfs_tree_lock(b);
 				p->locks[level] = BTRFS_WRITE_LOCK;
 			} else {