diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index f8dc582db690..a2f3cd7a619c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@ get_old_root(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 time_seq)
 	struct tree_mod_elem *tm;
 	struct extent_buffer *eb = NULL;
 	struct extent_buffer *eb_root;
+	u64 eb_root_owner = 0;
 	struct extent_buffer *old;
 	struct tree_mod_root *old_root = NULL;
 	u64 old_generation = 0;
@@ -1380,6 +1381,7 @@ get_old_root(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 time_seq)
 			free_extent_buffer(old);
 		}
 	} else if (old_root) {
+		eb_root_owner = btrfs_header_owner(eb_root);
 		btrfs_tree_read_unlock(eb_root);
 		free_extent_buffer(eb_root);
 		eb = alloc_dummy_extent_buffer(fs_info, logical);
@@ -1396,7 +1398,7 @@ get_old_root(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 time_seq)
 	if (old_root) {
 		btrfs_set_header_bytenr(eb, eb->start);
 		btrfs_set_header_backref_rev(eb, BTRFS_MIXED_BACKREF_REV);
-		btrfs_set_header_owner(eb, btrfs_header_owner(eb_root));
+		btrfs_set_header_owner(eb, eb_root_owner);
 		btrfs_set_header_level(eb, old_root->level);
 		btrfs_set_header_generation(eb, old_generation);
 	}