diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 25b69d0f9135..f9711a82fc54 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -481,7 +481,8 @@ static int cache_block_group(struct btrfs_block_group_cache *cache,
 	 * we likely hold important locks.
 	 */
 	if (trans && (!trans->transaction->in_commit) &&
-	    (root && root != root->fs_info->tree_root)) {
+	    (root && root != root->fs_info->tree_root) &&
+	    btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE)) {
 		spin_lock(&cache->lock);
 		if (cache->cached != BTRFS_CACHE_NO) {
 			spin_unlock(&cache->lock);
@@ -4223,7 +4224,7 @@ static int update_block_group(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		spin_lock(&cache->space_info->lock);
 		spin_lock(&cache->lock);
 
-		if (btrfs_super_cache_generation(&info->super_copy) != 0 &&
+		if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE) &&
 		    cache->disk_cache_state < BTRFS_DC_CLEAR)
 			cache->disk_cache_state = BTRFS_DC_CLEAR;
 
@@ -7038,13 +7039,11 @@ int btrfs_read_block_groups(struct btrfs_root *root)
 	path->reada = 1;
 
 	cache_gen = btrfs_super_cache_generation(&root->fs_info->super_copy);
-	if (cache_gen != 0 &&
+	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE) &&
 	    btrfs_super_generation(&root->fs_info->super_copy) != cache_gen)
 		need_clear = 1;
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, CLEAR_CACHE))
 		need_clear = 1;
-	if (!btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE) && cache_gen)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: disk space caching is enabled\n");
 
 	while (1) {
 		ret = find_first_block_group(root, path, &key);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 934789f7fd33..266d1f35465d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ enum {
 	Opt_notreelog, Opt_ratio, Opt_flushoncommit, Opt_discard,
 	Opt_space_cache, Opt_clear_cache, Opt_user_subvol_rm_allowed,
 	Opt_enospc_debug, Opt_subvolrootid, Opt_defrag,
-	Opt_inode_cache, Opt_err,
+	Opt_inode_cache, Opt_no_space_cache, Opt_err,
 };
 
 static match_table_t tokens = {
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ static match_table_t tokens = {
 	{Opt_subvolrootid, "subvolrootid=%d"},
 	{Opt_defrag, "autodefrag"},
 	{Opt_inode_cache, "inode_cache"},
+	{Opt_no_space_cache, "no_space_cache"},
 	{Opt_err, NULL},
 };
 
@@ -208,14 +209,19 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_root *root, char *options)
 {
 	struct btrfs_fs_info *info = root->fs_info;
 	substring_t args[MAX_OPT_ARGS];
-	char *p, *num, *orig;
+	char *p, *num, *orig = NULL;
+	u64 cache_gen;
 	int intarg;
 	int ret = 0;
 	char *compress_type;
 	bool compress_force = false;
 
+	cache_gen = btrfs_super_cache_generation(&root->fs_info->super_copy);
+	if (cache_gen)
+		btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, SPACE_CACHE);
+
 	if (!options)
-		return 0;
+		goto out;
 
 	/*
 	 * strsep changes the string, duplicate it because parse_options
@@ -362,9 +368,12 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_root *root, char *options)
 			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, DISCARD);
 			break;
 		case Opt_space_cache:
-			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: enabling disk space caching\n");
 			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, SPACE_CACHE);
 			break;
+		case Opt_no_space_cache:
+			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: disabling disk space caching\n");
+			btrfs_clear_opt(info->mount_opt, SPACE_CACHE);
+			break;
 		case Opt_inode_cache:
 			printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: enabling inode map caching\n");
 			btrfs_set_opt(info->mount_opt, INODE_MAP_CACHE);
@@ -393,6 +402,8 @@ int btrfs_parse_options(struct btrfs_root *root, char *options)
 		}
 	}
 out:
+	if (!ret && btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE))
+		printk(KERN_INFO "btrfs: disk space caching is enabled\n");
 	kfree(orig);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -687,6 +698,8 @@ static int btrfs_show_options(struct seq_file *seq, struct vfsmount *vfs)
 		seq_puts(seq, ",noacl");
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",space_cache");
+	else
+		seq_puts(seq, ",no_space_cache");
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, CLEAR_CACHE))
 		seq_puts(seq, ",clear_cache");
 	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, USER_SUBVOL_RM_ALLOWED))
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 45655793a2c5..1e1a4816ccb0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static void update_super_roots(struct btrfs_root *root)
 	super->root = root_item->bytenr;
 	super->generation = root_item->generation;
 	super->root_level = root_item->level;
-	if (super->cache_generation != 0 || btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE))
+	if (btrfs_test_opt(root, SPACE_CACHE))
 		super->cache_generation = root_item->generation;
 }