diff --git a/fs/btrfs/discard.c b/fs/btrfs/discard.c
index d641f451f8405b298380858790a4ff685b096660..2b8383d4114490bcc162f174a95ff1d6b2ef79e1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/discard.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/discard.c
@@ -328,28 +328,15 @@ void btrfs_discard_queue_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 		btrfs_discard_schedule_work(discard_ctl, false);
 }
 
-/**
- * btrfs_discard_schedule_work - responsible for scheduling the discard work
- * @discard_ctl: discard control
- * @override: override the current timer
- *
- * Discards are issued by a delayed workqueue item.  @override is used to
- * update the current delay as the baseline delay interval is reevaluated on
- * transaction commit.  This is also maxed with any other rate limit.
- */
-void btrfs_discard_schedule_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
-				 bool override)
+static void __btrfs_discard_schedule_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
+					  u64 now, bool override)
 {
 	struct btrfs_block_group *block_group;
-	const u64 now = ktime_get_ns();
-
-	spin_lock(&discard_ctl->lock);
 
 	if (!btrfs_run_discard_work(discard_ctl))
-		goto out;
-
+		return;
 	if (!override && delayed_work_pending(&discard_ctl->work))
-		goto out;
+		return;
 
 	block_group = find_next_block_group(discard_ctl, now);
 	if (block_group) {
@@ -391,7 +378,24 @@ void btrfs_discard_schedule_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
 		mod_delayed_work(discard_ctl->discard_workers,
 				 &discard_ctl->work, nsecs_to_jiffies(delay));
 	}
-out:
+}
+
+/*
+ * btrfs_discard_schedule_work - responsible for scheduling the discard work
+ * @discard_ctl:  discard control
+ * @override:     override the current timer
+ *
+ * Discards are issued by a delayed workqueue item.  @override is used to
+ * update the current delay as the baseline delay interval is reevaluated on
+ * transaction commit.  This is also maxed with any other rate limit.
+ */
+void btrfs_discard_schedule_work(struct btrfs_discard_ctl *discard_ctl,
+				 bool override)
+{
+	const u64 now = ktime_get_ns();
+
+	spin_lock(&discard_ctl->lock);
+	__btrfs_discard_schedule_work(discard_ctl, now, override);
 	spin_unlock(&discard_ctl->lock);
 }
 
@@ -497,9 +501,8 @@ static void btrfs_discard_workfn(struct work_struct *work)
 	discard_ctl->prev_discard = trimmed;
 	discard_ctl->prev_discard_time = now;
 	discard_ctl->block_group = NULL;
+	__btrfs_discard_schedule_work(discard_ctl, now, false);
 	spin_unlock(&discard_ctl->lock);
-
-	btrfs_discard_schedule_work(discard_ctl, false);
 }
 
 /**