diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 63625497c90e..0b72fe0e5c52 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ int btrfs_record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			       struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info = root->fs_info;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state))
 		return 0;
@@ -506,10 +507,10 @@ int btrfs_record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		return 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->reloc_mutex);
-	record_root_in_trans(trans, root, 0);
+	ret = record_root_in_trans(trans, root, 0);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->reloc_mutex);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static inline int is_transaction_blocked(struct btrfs_transaction *trans)