diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index a93bf98..fcae9ef 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -5662,7 +5662,7 @@
 			     struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
 			     u32 cpos, u32 phys_cpos, u32 len, int flags,
 			     struct ocfs2_cached_dealloc_ctxt *dealloc,
-			     u64 refcount_loc)
+			     u64 refcount_loc, bool refcount_tree_locked)
 {
 	int ret, credits = 0, extra_blocks = 0;
 	u64 phys_blkno = ocfs2_clusters_to_blocks(inode->i_sb, phys_cpos);
@@ -5676,11 +5676,13 @@
 		BUG_ON(!(OCFS2_I(inode)->ip_dyn_features &
 			 OCFS2_HAS_REFCOUNT_FL));
 
-		ret = ocfs2_lock_refcount_tree(osb, refcount_loc, 1,
-					       &ref_tree, NULL);
-		if (ret) {
-			mlog_errno(ret);
-			goto bail;
+		if (!refcount_tree_locked) {
+			ret = ocfs2_lock_refcount_tree(osb, refcount_loc, 1,
+						       &ref_tree, NULL);
+			if (ret) {
+				mlog_errno(ret);
+				goto bail;
+			}
 		}
 
 		ret = ocfs2_prepare_refcount_change_for_del(inode,
@@ -7021,6 +7023,7 @@
 	u64 refcount_loc = le64_to_cpu(di->i_refcount_loc);
 	struct ocfs2_extent_tree et;
 	struct ocfs2_cached_dealloc_ctxt dealloc;
+	struct ocfs2_refcount_tree *ref_tree = NULL;
 
 	ocfs2_init_dinode_extent_tree(&et, INODE_CACHE(inode), di_bh);
 	ocfs2_init_dealloc_ctxt(&dealloc);
@@ -7130,9 +7133,18 @@
 
 	phys_cpos = ocfs2_blocks_to_clusters(inode->i_sb, blkno);
 
+	if ((flags & OCFS2_EXT_REFCOUNTED) && trunc_len && !ref_tree) {
+		status = ocfs2_lock_refcount_tree(osb, refcount_loc, 1,
+				&ref_tree, NULL);
+		if (status) {
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail;
+		}
+	}
+
 	status = ocfs2_remove_btree_range(inode, &et, trunc_cpos,
 					  phys_cpos, trunc_len, flags, &dealloc,
-					  refcount_loc);
+					  refcount_loc, true);
 	if (status < 0) {
 		mlog_errno(status);
 		goto bail;
@@ -7147,6 +7159,8 @@
 	goto start;
 
 bail:
+	if (ref_tree)
+		ocfs2_unlock_refcount_tree(osb, ref_tree, 1);
 
 	ocfs2_schedule_truncate_log_flush(osb, 1);
 
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
index ca381c5..fb09b97 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.h
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 			     struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et,
 			     u32 cpos, u32 phys_cpos, u32 len, int flags,
 			     struct ocfs2_cached_dealloc_ctxt *dealloc,
-			     u64 refcount_loc);
+			     u64 refcount_loc, bool refcount_tree_locked);
 
 int ocfs2_num_free_extents(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			   struct ocfs2_extent_tree *et);
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
index 79d56dc..319e786 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dir.c
@@ -4479,7 +4479,7 @@
 		p_cpos = ocfs2_blocks_to_clusters(dir->i_sb, blkno);
 
 		ret = ocfs2_remove_btree_range(dir, &et, cpos, p_cpos, clen, 0,
-					       &dealloc, 0);
+					       &dealloc, 0, false);
 		if (ret) {
 			mlog_errno(ret);
 			goto out;
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/file.c b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
index 69fb9f7..3950693 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/file.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/file.c
@@ -1803,7 +1803,7 @@
 
 		ret = ocfs2_remove_btree_range(inode, &et, trunc_cpos,
 					       phys_cpos, trunc_len, flags,
-					       &dealloc, refcount_loc);
+					       &dealloc, refcount_loc, false);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			mlog_errno(ret);
 			goto out;