diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index a605d4e2f2bc..e88b59d13439 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ void btrfs_apply_pending_changes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	unsigned long prev;
 	unsigned long bit;
 
-	prev = cmpxchg(&fs_info->pending_changes, 0, 0);
+	prev = xchg(&fs_info->pending_changes, 0);
 	if (!prev)
 		return;