diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent_map.c b/fs/btrfs/extent_map.c
index 6f417ff68980..bd6229fb2b6f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent_map.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent_map.c
@@ -237,6 +237,17 @@ static void try_merge_map(struct extent_map_tree *tree, struct extent_map *em)
 	struct extent_map *merge = NULL;
 	struct rb_node *rb;
 
+	/*
+	 * We can't modify an extent map that is in the tree and that is being
+	 * used by another task, as it can cause that other task to see it in
+	 * inconsistent state during the merging. We always have 1 reference for
+	 * the tree and 1 for this task (which is unpinning the extent map or
+	 * clearing the logging flag), so anything > 2 means it's being used by
+	 * other tasks too.
+	 */
+	if (refcount_read(&em->refs) > 2)
+		return;
+
 	if (em->start != 0) {
 		rb = rb_prev(&em->rb_node);
 		if (rb)