diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index e890f09e2073..3f8c706d75ee 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -2525,12 +2525,10 @@ again:
 		reloc_root = list_entry(reloc_roots.next,
 					struct btrfs_root, root_list);
 
+		root = read_fs_root(fs_info, reloc_root->root_key.offset);
 		if (btrfs_root_refs(&reloc_root->root_item) > 0) {
-			root = read_fs_root(fs_info,
-					    reloc_root->root_key.offset);
 			BUG_ON(IS_ERR(root));
 			BUG_ON(root->reloc_root != reloc_root);
-
 			ret = merge_reloc_root(rc, root);
 			if (ret) {
 				if (list_empty(&reloc_root->root_list))
@@ -2539,6 +2537,11 @@ again:
 				goto out;
 			}
 		} else {
+			if (!IS_ERR(root)) {
+				if (root->reloc_root == reloc_root)
+					root->reloc_root = NULL;
+			}
+
 			list_del_init(&reloc_root->root_list);
 			/* Don't forget to queue this reloc root for cleanup */
 			list_add_tail(&reloc_root->reloc_dirty_list,