diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index 9d4ba3470c1737396ee756b9c96a6369ee3c1f69..c4bc570a396eebf5ede775dc39b004c9ff493227 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -456,9 +456,8 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_cow_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		extent_buffer_get(cow);
 		spin_unlock(&root->node_lock);
 
-		btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, buf->start, buf->len,
-				  parent_start, root->root_key.objectid,
-				  level, 0);
+		btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root, buf->start, buf->len,
+				parent_start, root->root_key.objectid, level);
 		free_extent_buffer(buf);
 		add_root_to_dirty_list(root);
 	} else {
@@ -473,9 +472,8 @@ static noinline int __btrfs_cow_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		btrfs_set_node_ptr_generation(parent, parent_slot,
 					      trans->transid);
 		btrfs_mark_buffer_dirty(parent);
-		btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, buf->start, buf->len,
-				  parent_start, root->root_key.objectid,
-				  level, 0);
+		btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root, buf->start, buf->len,
+				parent_start, root->root_key.objectid, level);
 	}
 	if (unlock_orig)
 		btrfs_tree_unlock(buf);
@@ -1035,8 +1033,8 @@ static noinline int balance_level(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		btrfs_tree_unlock(mid);
 		/* once for the path */
 		free_extent_buffer(mid);
-		ret = btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, mid->start, mid->len,
-					0, root->root_key.objectid, level, 1);
+		ret = btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root, mid->start, mid->len,
+					    0, root->root_key.objectid, level);
 		/* once for the root ptr */
 		free_extent_buffer(mid);
 		return ret;
@@ -1100,10 +1098,10 @@ static noinline int balance_level(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				       1);
 			if (wret)
 				ret = wret;
-			wret = btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, bytenr,
-						 blocksize, 0,
-						 root->root_key.objectid,
-						 level, 0);
+			wret = btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root,
+						     bytenr, blocksize, 0,
+						     root->root_key.objectid,
+						     level);
 			if (wret)
 				ret = wret;
 		} else {
@@ -1148,9 +1146,8 @@ static noinline int balance_level(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		wret = del_ptr(trans, root, path, level + 1, pslot);
 		if (wret)
 			ret = wret;
-		wret = btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, bytenr, blocksize,
-					 0, root->root_key.objectid,
-					 level, 0);
+		wret = btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root, bytenr, blocksize,
+					 0, root->root_key.objectid, level);
 		if (wret)
 			ret = wret;
 	} else {
@@ -3794,8 +3791,8 @@ static noinline int btrfs_del_leaf(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 */
 	btrfs_unlock_up_safe(path, 0);
 
-	ret = btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, leaf->start, leaf->len,
-				0, root->root_key.objectid, 0, 0);
+	ret = btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, root, leaf->start, leaf->len,
+				    0, root->root_key.objectid, 0);
 	return ret;
 }
 /*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 1983c889bb1ce95ac5e0b6a44a307594bace3594..9f806dd04c2704899bf28e5324eebaa14a923e27 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -1982,6 +1982,10 @@ struct extent_buffer *btrfs_alloc_free_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					u64 parent, u64 root_objectid,
 					struct btrfs_disk_key *key, int level,
 					u64 hint, u64 empty_size);
+int btrfs_free_tree_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			  struct btrfs_root *root,
+			  u64 bytenr, u32 blocksize,
+			  u64 parent, u64 root_objectid, int level);
 struct extent_buffer *btrfs_init_new_buffer(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					    struct btrfs_root *root,
 					    u64 bytenr, u32 blocksize,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index fcdccfa4600401c9add4995ed0d0dfd5c692b0e4..44d7a322ec286a977e0fad4bbdfcdb1317267fb2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -3454,14 +3454,6 @@ static int update_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	else
 		old_val -= num_bytes;
 	btrfs_set_super_bytes_used(&info->super_copy, old_val);
-
-	/* block accounting for root item */
-	old_val = btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item);
-	if (alloc)
-		old_val += num_bytes;
-	else
-		old_val -= num_bytes;
-	btrfs_set_root_used(&root->root_item, old_val);
 	spin_unlock(&info->delalloc_lock);
 
 	while (total) {
@@ -4049,6 +4041,21 @@ int btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+int btrfs_free_tree_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
+			  struct btrfs_root *root,
+			  u64 bytenr, u32 blocksize,
+			  u64 parent, u64 root_objectid, int level)
+{
+	u64 used;
+	spin_lock(&root->node_lock);
+	used = btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item) - blocksize;
+	btrfs_set_root_used(&root->root_item, used);
+	spin_unlock(&root->node_lock);
+
+	return btrfs_free_extent(trans, root, bytenr, blocksize,
+				 parent, root_objectid, level, 0);
+}
+
 static u64 stripe_align(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 val)
 {
 	u64 mask = ((u64)root->stripesize - 1);
@@ -4897,6 +4904,14 @@ static int alloc_tree_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					extent_op);
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 	}
+
+	if (root_objectid == root->root_key.objectid) {
+		u64 used;
+		spin_lock(&root->node_lock);
+		used = btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item) + num_bytes;
+		btrfs_set_root_used(&root->root_item, used);
+		spin_unlock(&root->node_lock);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 3d6b33871afe5f8c0a68df30391acf181fafae80..645a17927a8f7c8edf9b9b1866695f3ab6982b23 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static noinline int create_subvol(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	btrfs_set_root_generation(&root_item, trans->transid);
 	btrfs_set_root_level(&root_item, 0);
 	btrfs_set_root_refs(&root_item, 1);
-	btrfs_set_root_used(&root_item, 0);
+	btrfs_set_root_used(&root_item, leaf->len);
 	btrfs_set_root_last_snapshot(&root_item, 0);
 
 	memset(&root_item.drop_progress, 0, sizeof(root_item.drop_progress));
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 75b31caade29aa58810d73d780a84825856cf55e..b2acc79f1b342e651a4c31da168c2952efa57ff2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -501,13 +501,16 @@ static int update_cowonly_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 {
 	int ret;
 	u64 old_root_bytenr;
+	u64 old_root_used;
 	struct btrfs_root *tree_root = root->fs_info->tree_root;
 
+	old_root_used = btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item);
 	btrfs_write_dirty_block_groups(trans, root);
 
 	while (1) {
 		old_root_bytenr = btrfs_root_bytenr(&root->root_item);
-		if (old_root_bytenr == root->node->start)
+		if (old_root_bytenr == root->node->start &&
+		    old_root_used == btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item))
 			break;
 
 		btrfs_set_root_node(&root->root_item, root->node);
@@ -516,6 +519,7 @@ static int update_cowonly_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					&root->root_item);
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 
+		old_root_used = btrfs_root_used(&root->root_item);
 		ret = btrfs_write_dirty_block_groups(trans, root);
 		BUG_ON(ret);
 	}