diff --git a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
index 0a8ccdbdd464..b81556ca75ea 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/free-space-cache.c
@@ -575,10 +575,6 @@ int __btrfs_write_out_cache(struct btrfs_root *root, struct inode *inode,
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bitmap_list);
 
-	node = rb_first(&ctl->free_space_offset);
-	if (!node)
-		return -1;
-
 	if (!i_size_read(inode))
 		return -1;
 
@@ -639,6 +635,12 @@ int __btrfs_write_out_cache(struct btrfs_root *root, struct inode *inode,
 	if (block_group)
 		start = block_group->key.objectid;
 
+	node = rb_first(&ctl->free_space_offset);
+	if (!node && cluster) {
+		node = rb_first(&cluster->root);
+		cluster = NULL;
+	}
+
 	/* Write out the extent entries */
 	do {
 		struct btrfs_free_space_entry *entry;