diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index e10555823fdebcfaf68608b9eef5642ac53db8ba..2191a2c7496bf3328904ab970b055fd39b68fc1a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -4343,11 +4343,21 @@ static inline int need_do_async_reclaim(struct btrfs_space_info *space_info,
 }
 
 static int btrfs_need_do_async_reclaim(struct btrfs_space_info *space_info,
-				       struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
+				       struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
+				       int flush_state)
 {
 	u64 used;
 
 	spin_lock(&space_info->lock);
+	/*
+	 * We run out of space and have not got any free space via flush_space,
+	 * so don't bother doing async reclaim.
+	 */
+	if (flush_state > COMMIT_TRANS && space_info->full) {
+		spin_unlock(&space_info->lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	used = space_info->bytes_used + space_info->bytes_reserved +
 	       space_info->bytes_pinned + space_info->bytes_readonly +
 	       space_info->bytes_may_use;
@@ -4380,11 +4390,12 @@ static void btrfs_async_reclaim_metadata_space(struct work_struct *work)
 		flush_space(fs_info->fs_root, space_info, to_reclaim,
 			    to_reclaim, flush_state);
 		flush_state++;
-		if (!btrfs_need_do_async_reclaim(space_info, fs_info))
+		if (!btrfs_need_do_async_reclaim(space_info, fs_info,
+						 flush_state))
 			return;
 	} while (flush_state <= COMMIT_TRANS);
 
-	if (btrfs_need_do_async_reclaim(space_info, fs_info))
+	if (btrfs_need_do_async_reclaim(space_info, fs_info, flush_state))
 		queue_work(system_unbound_wq, work);
 }