diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 2e177d7f4bb949ac92405bbaaa5f2452d8657e2e..4e83457ea253e798ccfc8cb1d493ad7e48daa2bd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -543,13 +543,13 @@ static noinline int commit_fs_roots(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			btrfs_free_log(trans, root);
 			btrfs_update_reloc_root(trans, root);
 
-			if (root->commit_root == root->node)
-				continue;
-
-			free_extent_buffer(root->commit_root);
-			root->commit_root = btrfs_root_node(root);
+			if (root->commit_root != root->node) {
+				free_extent_buffer(root->commit_root);
+				root->commit_root = btrfs_root_node(root);
+				btrfs_set_root_node(&root->root_item,
+						    root->node);
+			}
 
-			btrfs_set_root_node(&root->root_item, root->node);
 			err = btrfs_update_root(trans, fs_info->tree_root,
 						&root->root_key,
 						&root->root_item);