diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 1e6e3c1d97df..a9c84595fb24 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -3283,7 +3283,7 @@ static int insert_balance_item(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	if (!path)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 0);
+	trans = btrfs_start_transaction_fallback_global_rsv(root, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 		btrfs_free_path(path);
 		return PTR_ERR(trans);