diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index a9b938d3a531..f0bae1e1c455 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -885,7 +885,7 @@ int btrfs_add_delayed_tree_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	u64 parent = generic_ref->parent;
 	u8 ref_type;
 
-	is_system = (generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_CHUNK_TREE_OBJECTID);
+	is_system = (generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_CHUNK_TREE_OBJECTID);
 
 	ASSERT(generic_ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA && generic_ref->action);
 	ref = kmem_cache_alloc(btrfs_delayed_tree_ref_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
@@ -914,14 +914,14 @@ int btrfs_add_delayed_tree_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		ref_type = BTRFS_TREE_BLOCK_REF_KEY;
 
 	init_delayed_ref_common(fs_info, &ref->node, bytenr, num_bytes,
-				generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root, action,
+				generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root, action,
 				ref_type);
-	ref->root = generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root;
+	ref->root = generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root;
 	ref->parent = parent;
 	ref->level = level;
 
 	init_delayed_ref_head(head_ref, record, bytenr, num_bytes,
-			      generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root, 0, action,
+			      generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root, 0, action,
 			      false, is_system);
 	head_ref->extent_op = extent_op;
 
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ int btrfs_add_delayed_data_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	u64 bytenr = generic_ref->bytenr;
 	u64 num_bytes = generic_ref->len;
 	u64 parent = generic_ref->parent;
-	u64 ref_root = generic_ref->data_ref.owning_root;
+	u64 ref_root = generic_ref->data_ref.ref_root;
 	u64 owner = generic_ref->data_ref.ino;
 	u64 offset = generic_ref->data_ref.offset;
 	u8 ref_type;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
index b8e14b0ba5f1..a71eff78469c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.h
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ enum btrfs_ref_type {
 struct btrfs_data_ref {
 	/* For EXTENT_DATA_REF */
 
-	/* Original root this data extent belongs to */
-	u64 owning_root;
+	/* Root which owns this data reference */
+	u64 ref_root;
 
 	/* Inode which refers to this data extent */
 	u64 ino;
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ struct btrfs_tree_ref {
 	int level;
 
 	/*
-	 * Root which owns this tree block.
+	 * Root which owns this tree block reference.
 	 *
 	 * For TREE_BLOCK_REF (skinny metadata, either inline or keyed)
 	 */
-	u64 owning_root;
+	u64 ref_root;
 
 	/* For non-skinny metadata, no special member needed */
 };
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static inline void btrfs_init_tree_ref(struct btrfs_ref *generic_ref,
 	generic_ref->real_root = mod_root ?: root;
 #endif
 	generic_ref->tree_ref.level = level;
-	generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root = root;
+	generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root = root;
 	generic_ref->type = BTRFS_REF_METADATA;
 	if (skip_qgroup || !(is_fstree(root) &&
 			     (!mod_root || is_fstree(mod_root))))
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static inline void btrfs_init_data_ref(struct btrfs_ref *generic_ref,
 	/* If @real_root not set, use @root as fallback */
 	generic_ref->real_root = mod_root ?: ref_root;
 #endif
-	generic_ref->data_ref.owning_root = ref_root;
+	generic_ref->data_ref.ref_root = ref_root;
 	generic_ref->data_ref.ino = ino;
 	generic_ref->data_ref.offset = offset;
 	generic_ref->type = BTRFS_REF_DATA;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 911908ea5f6f..041f2eb153d7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@ int btrfs_inc_extent_ref(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	ASSERT(generic_ref->type != BTRFS_REF_NOT_SET &&
 	       generic_ref->action);
 	BUG_ON(generic_ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA &&
-	       generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID);
+	       generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID);
 
 	if (generic_ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA)
 		ret = btrfs_add_delayed_tree_ref(trans, generic_ref, NULL);
@@ -3329,9 +3329,9 @@ int btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_ref *ref)
 	 * tree, just update pinning info and exit early.
 	 */
 	if ((ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA &&
-	     ref->tree_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID) ||
+	     ref->tree_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID) ||
 	    (ref->type == BTRFS_REF_DATA &&
-	     ref->data_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID)) {
+	     ref->data_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID)) {
 		/* unlocks the pinned mutex */
 		btrfs_pin_extent(trans, ref->bytenr, ref->len, 1);
 		ret = 0;
@@ -3342,9 +3342,9 @@ int btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_ref *ref)
 	}
 
 	if (!((ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA &&
-	       ref->tree_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID) ||
+	       ref->tree_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID) ||
 	      (ref->type == BTRFS_REF_DATA &&
-	       ref->data_ref.owning_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID)))
+	       ref->data_ref.ref_root == BTRFS_TREE_LOG_OBJECTID)))
 		btrfs_ref_tree_mod(fs_info, ref);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
index 95d28497de7c..b7b3bd86f5e2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ref-verify.c
@@ -681,10 +681,10 @@ int btrfs_ref_tree_mod(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 
 	if (generic_ref->type == BTRFS_REF_METADATA) {
 		if (!parent)
-			ref_root = generic_ref->tree_ref.owning_root;
+			ref_root = generic_ref->tree_ref.ref_root;
 		owner = generic_ref->tree_ref.level;
 	} else if (!parent) {
-		ref_root = generic_ref->data_ref.owning_root;
+		ref_root = generic_ref->data_ref.ref_root;
 		owner = generic_ref->data_ref.ino;
 		offset = generic_ref->data_ref.offset;
 	}
