diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 66d275bf76bc..c3bb5c4375ab 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -1902,8 +1902,8 @@ static noinline int replay_one_name(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct btrfs_key log_key;
 	struct inode *dir;
 	u8 log_type;
-	int exists;
-	int ret = 0;
+	bool exists;
+	int ret;
 	bool update_size = (key->type == BTRFS_DIR_INDEX_KEY);
 	bool name_added = false;
 
@@ -1923,12 +1923,12 @@ static noinline int replay_one_name(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		   name_len);
 
 	btrfs_dir_item_key_to_cpu(eb, di, &log_key);
-	exists = btrfs_lookup_inode(trans, root, path, &log_key, 0);
-	if (exists == 0)
-		exists = 1;
-	else
-		exists = 0;
+	ret = btrfs_lookup_inode(trans, root, path, &log_key, 0);
 	btrfs_release_path(path);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto out;
+	exists = (ret == 0);
+	ret = 0;
 
 	if (key->type == BTRFS_DIR_ITEM_KEY) {
 		dst_di = btrfs_lookup_dir_item(trans, root, path, key->objectid,