diff --git a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
index 13863354ff9d..ee193c5222b2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/dev-replace.c
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ int btrfs_dev_replace_cancel(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 			btrfs_destroy_dev_replace_tgtdev(tgt_device);
 		break;
 	default:
+		up_write(&dev_replace->rwsem);
 		result = -EINVAL;
 	}