diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
index a996e398692b0d..9d1aeb7e273492 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_alloc.c
@@ -1080,6 +1080,7 @@ xfs_alloc_ag_vextent_near(
 			goto restart;
 		}
 
+		xfs_btree_del_cursor(cnt_cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 		trace_xfs_alloc_size_neither(args);
 		args->agbno = NULLAGBLOCK;
 		return 0;