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diff --git a/fs/btrfs/backref.c b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
index e4054e533f6d..f94b2d8c744a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/backref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/backref.c
@@ -1264,7 +1264,16 @@ again:
while (node) {
ref = rb_entry(node, struct prelim_ref, rbnode);
node = rb_next(&ref->rbnode);
- WARN_ON(ref->count < 0);
+ /*
+ * ref->count < 0 can happen here if there are delayed
+ * refs with a node->action of BTRFS_DROP_DELAYED_REF.
+ * prelim_ref_insert() relies on this when merging
+ * identical refs to keep the overall count correct.
+ * prelim_ref_insert() will merge only those refs
+ * which compare identically. Any refs having
+ * e.g. different offsets would not be merged,
+ * and would retain their original ref->count < 0.
+ */
if (roots && ref->count && ref->root_id && ref->parent == 0) {
if (sc && sc->root_objectid &&
ref->root_id != sc->root_objectid) {