diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 9c8a994..7e1af2d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 	unsigned long item_len;
 	struct btrfs_inode_ref *iref;
 	struct btrfs_root_ref *rref;
-	struct btrfs_root *root;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_path *path;
 	struct btrfs_key key, key2;
 	struct extent_buffer *leaf;
@@ -2431,6 +2431,10 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 			ret = PTR_ERR(root);
 			goto out;
 		}
+		if (!btrfs_grab_fs_root(root)) {
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto out;
+		}
 
 		key.objectid = dirid;
 		key.type = BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY;
@@ -2438,15 +2442,15 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 		while (1) {
 			ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);
 			if (ret < 0) {
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			} else if (ret > 0) {
 				ret = btrfs_previous_item(root, path, dirid,
 							  BTRFS_INODE_REF_KEY);
 				if (ret < 0) {
-					goto out;
+					goto out_put;
 				} else if (ret > 0) {
 					ret = -ENOENT;
-					goto out;
+					goto out_put;
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -2460,7 +2464,7 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 			total_len += len + 1;
 			if (ptr < args->path) {
 				ret = -ENAMETOOLONG;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 
 			*(ptr + len) = '/';
@@ -2471,10 +2475,10 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 			ret = btrfs_previous_item(root, path, dirid,
 						  BTRFS_INODE_ITEM_KEY);
 			if (ret < 0) {
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			} else if (ret > 0) {
 				ret = -ENOENT;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 
 			leaf = path->nodes[0];
@@ -2482,26 +2486,26 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 			btrfs_item_key_to_cpu(leaf, &key2, slot);
 			if (key2.objectid != dirid) {
 				ret = -ENOENT;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 
 			temp_inode = btrfs_iget(sb, &key2, root);
 			if (IS_ERR(temp_inode)) {
 				ret = PTR_ERR(temp_inode);
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 			ret = inode_permission(temp_inode, MAY_READ | MAY_EXEC);
 			iput(temp_inode);
 			if (ret) {
 				ret = -EACCES;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 
 			if (key.offset == upper_limit.objectid)
 				break;
 			if (key.objectid == BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID) {
 				ret = -EACCES;
-				goto out;
+				goto out_put;
 			}
 
 			btrfs_release_path(path);
@@ -2512,15 +2516,16 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 
 		memmove(args->path, ptr, total_len);
 		args->path[total_len] = '\0';
+		btrfs_put_fs_root(root);
+		root = NULL;
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 	}
 
 	/* Get the bottom subvolume's name from ROOT_REF */
-	root = fs_info->tree_root;
 	key.objectid = treeid;
 	key.type = BTRFS_ROOT_REF_KEY;
 	key.offset = args->treeid;
-	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, root, &key, path, 0, 0);
+	ret = btrfs_search_slot(NULL, fs_info->tree_root, &key, path, 0, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		goto out;
 	} else if (ret > 0) {
@@ -2547,6 +2552,8 @@ static int btrfs_search_path_in_tree_user(struct inode *inode,
 	read_extent_buffer(leaf, args->name, item_off, item_len);
 	args->name[item_len] = 0;
 
+out_put:
+	btrfs_put_fs_root(root);
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;