diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index f8ae448ebec43b35ff0e49fc87a352f456c49266..0629edf99100f48f38fec4d1b462c739b1b18ab4 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ static int __btrfs_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_trans_release_metadata(trans, root);
 	trans->block_rsv = NULL;
 
-	sb_end_intwrite(root->fs_info->sb);
-
 	if (lock && !atomic_read(&root->fs_info->open_ioctl_trans) &&
 	    should_end_transaction(trans, root)) {
 		trans->transaction->blocked = 1;
@@ -586,6 +584,8 @@ static int __btrfs_end_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		}
 	}
 
+	sb_end_intwrite(root->fs_info->sb);
+
 	WARN_ON(cur_trans != info->running_transaction);
 	WARN_ON(atomic_read(&cur_trans->num_writers) < 1);
 	atomic_dec(&cur_trans->num_writers);