diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 6348573e26a72e04bdcb599b20ff1a70a7070d40..04f07144b45ce265b36af2754455accc89954005 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -2265,16 +2265,13 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans)
 	}
 
 	ret = write_all_supers(fs_info, 0);
-	if (ret) {
-		mutex_unlock(&fs_info->tree_log_mutex);
-		goto scrub_continue;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * the super is written, we can safely allow the tree-loggers
 	 * to go about their business
 	 */
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->tree_log_mutex);
+	if (ret)
+		goto scrub_continue;
 
 	btrfs_finish_extent_commit(trans, fs_info);