diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 6d2c277c6e0a..36cd210ee2ef 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -940,6 +940,8 @@ enum {
 	BTRFS_ROOT_DEAD_RELOC_TREE,
 	/* Mark dead root stored on device whose cleanup needs to be resumed */
 	BTRFS_ROOT_DEAD_TREE,
+	/* The root has a log tree. Used only for subvolume roots. */
+	BTRFS_ROOT_HAS_LOG_TREE,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 7d464b049507..f46afbff668e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ static int start_log_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
 
+		set_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_HAS_LOG_TREE, &root->state);
 		clear_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_MULTI_LOG_TASKS, &root->state);
 		root->log_start_pid = current->pid;
 	}
@@ -193,6 +194,9 @@ static int join_running_log_trans(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	int ret = -ENOENT;
 
+	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_HAS_LOG_TREE, &root->state))
+		return ret;
+
 	mutex_lock(&root->log_mutex);
 	if (root->log_root) {
 		ret = 0;
@@ -3327,6 +3331,7 @@ int btrfs_free_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root *root)
 	if (root->log_root) {
 		free_log_tree(trans, root->log_root);
 		root->log_root = NULL;
+		clear_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_HAS_LOG_TREE, &root->state);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }