diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 11044e9e2cb11022adaca78be5779aa452346c40..98fa0f382480a2a51420d586b1e2a2fa6c58d025 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -2402,7 +2402,13 @@ static long btrfs_nr_cached_objects(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_contro
 
 	trace_btrfs_extent_map_shrinker_count(fs_info, nr);
 
-	return nr;
+	/*
+	 * Only report the real number for DEBUG builds, as there are reports of
+	 * serious performance degradation caused by too frequent shrinks.
+	 */
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BTRFS_DEBUG))
+		return nr;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static long btrfs_free_cached_objects(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc)