diff --git a/fs/btrfs/compression.c b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
index 92371c414228..1daea0b47187 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/compression.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/compression.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static void free_workspace(int type, struct list_head *workspace)
 
 	spin_lock(workspace_lock);
 	if (*num_workspace < num_online_cpus()) {
-		list_add_tail(workspace, idle_workspace);
+		list_add(workspace, idle_workspace);
 		(*num_workspace)++;
 		spin_unlock(workspace_lock);
 		goto wake;