diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 1c449d1cea1b7a..df2e58aa824a6e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ static noinline int commit_fs_roots(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 			radix_tree_tag_clear(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix,
 					(unsigned long)root->root_key.objectid,
 					BTRFS_ROOT_TRANS_TAG);
+			btrfs_qgroup_free_meta_all_pertrans(root);
 			spin_unlock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);
 
 			btrfs_free_log(trans, root);
@@ -1518,7 +1519,6 @@ static noinline int commit_fs_roots(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 			if (ret2)
 				return ret2;
 			spin_lock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);
-			btrfs_qgroup_free_meta_all_pertrans(root);
 		}
 	}
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);