diff --git a/fs/btrfs/inode.c b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
index f5b90dc137ec..3d339b41f5b3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/inode.c
@@ -3162,6 +3162,9 @@ out:
 	/* once for the tree */
 	btrfs_put_ordered_extent(ordered_extent);
 
+	/* Try to release some metadata so we don't get an OOM but don't wait */
+	btrfs_btree_balance_dirty_nodelay(fs_info);
+
 	return ret;
 }