diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 580b6b722a64..cb6e8cb0de94 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -2645,9 +2645,6 @@ static void btrfs_qgroup_rescan_worker(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
-	if (!btrfs_fs_closing(fs_info))
-		fs_info->qgroup_flags &= ~BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_RESCAN;
-
 	if (err > 0 &&
 	    fs_info->qgroup_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_INCONSISTENT) {
 		fs_info->qgroup_flags &= ~BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_INCONSISTENT;
@@ -2663,16 +2660,30 @@ static void btrfs_qgroup_rescan_worker(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(fs_info->quota_root, 1);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(trans);
+		trans = NULL;
 		btrfs_err(fs_info,
 			  "fail to start transaction for status update: %d",
 			  err);
-		goto done;
 	}
-	ret = update_qgroup_status_item(trans);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		err = ret;
-		btrfs_err(fs_info, "fail to update qgroup status: %d", err);
+
+	mutex_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
+	if (!btrfs_fs_closing(fs_info))
+		fs_info->qgroup_flags &= ~BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_RESCAN;
+	if (trans) {
+		ret = update_qgroup_status_item(trans);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			err = ret;
+			btrfs_err(fs_info, "fail to update qgroup status: %d",
+				  err);
+		}
 	}
+	fs_info->qgroup_rescan_running = false;
+	complete_all(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_completion);
+	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
+
+	if (!trans)
+		return;
+
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
 
 	if (btrfs_fs_closing(fs_info)) {
@@ -2683,12 +2694,6 @@ static void btrfs_qgroup_rescan_worker(struct btrfs_work *work)
 	} else {
 		btrfs_err(fs_info, "qgroup scan failed with %d", err);
 	}
-
-done:
-	mutex_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
-	fs_info->qgroup_rescan_running = false;
-	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
-	complete_all(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_completion);
 }
 
 /*