}
 out_unlock:
        btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+       btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
        btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
        if (drop_inode) {
                inode_dec_link_count(inode);
                inode_dec_link_count(inode);
                iput(inode);
        }
+       btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
        btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
        return err;
 }
        }
 
        btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
+       btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
 fail:
        if (drop_inode) {
                inode_dec_link_count(inode);
        btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
        if (drop_on_err)
                iput(inode);
+       btrfs_balance_delayed_items(root);
        btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root);
        return err;
 }