diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index f744119..ee7832e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1923,12 +1923,11 @@
 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]);