diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 7be031853273..4b6ce5cab444 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1119,6 +1119,10 @@ static noinline int create_pending_snapshot(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	ret = btrfs_reloc_post_snapshot(trans, pending);
 	if (ret)
 		goto abort_trans;
+
+	ret = btrfs_run_delayed_refs(trans, root, (unsigned long)-1);
+	if (ret)
+		goto abort_trans;
 fail:
 	dput(parent);
 	trans->block_rsv = rsv;