diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 548de841cee53..dda07e89751f3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1701,7 +1701,7 @@ again:
 			goto out;
 	}
 
-	while (1) {
+	while (search_start < search_end) {
 		l = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 		if (slot >= btrfs_header_nritems(l)) {
@@ -1724,6 +1724,9 @@ again:
 		if (key.type != BTRFS_DEV_EXTENT_KEY)
 			goto next;
 
+		if (key.offset > search_end)
+			break;
+
 		if (key.offset > search_start) {
 			hole_size = key.offset - search_start;
 
@@ -1794,6 +1797,7 @@ next:
 	else
 		ret = 0;
 
+	ASSERT(max_hole_start + max_hole_size <= search_end);
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	*start = max_hole_start;