diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index e45abbb20ee8..2b776fce1c0f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -814,8 +814,13 @@ btrfs_attach_transaction_barrier(struct btrfs_root *root)
 
 	trans = start_transaction(root, 0, TRANS_ATTACH,
 				  BTRFS_RESERVE_NO_FLUSH, true);
-	if (trans == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT))
-		btrfs_wait_for_commit(root->fs_info, 0);
+	if (trans == ERR_PTR(-ENOENT)) {
+		int ret;
+
+		ret = btrfs_wait_for_commit(root->fs_info, 0);
+		if (ret)
+			return ERR_PTR(ret);
+	}
 
 	return trans;
 }