diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index c913875f416ccf0afc37fdfc135d33360be3688f..4f26dae63b64a3f8a924b3c59795541c795b18c6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -8890,6 +8890,7 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 	int ret2;
 	bool root_log_pinned = false;
 	bool dest_log_pinned = false;
+	bool need_abort = false;
 
 	/* we only allow rename subvolume link between subvolumes */
 	if (old_ino != BTRFS_FIRST_FREE_OBJECTID && root != dest)
@@ -8946,6 +8947,7 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 					     old_idx);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out_fail;
+		need_abort = true;
 	}
 
 	/* And now for the dest. */
@@ -8961,8 +8963,11 @@ static int btrfs_rename_exchange(struct inode *old_dir,
 					     new_ino,
 					     btrfs_ino(BTRFS_I(old_dir)),
 					     new_idx);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			if (need_abort)
+				btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 			goto out_fail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* Update inode version and ctime/mtime. */