diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index ca372068226d..8a791b648ac5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ int btrfs_copy_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state) &&
 		trans->transid != fs_info->running_transaction->transid);
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state) &&
-		trans->transid != root->last_trans);
+		trans->transid != btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root));
 
 	level = btrfs_header_level(buf);
 	if (level == 0)
@@ -551,7 +551,7 @@ int btrfs_force_cow_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state) &&
 		trans->transid != fs_info->running_transaction->transid);
 	WARN_ON(test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state) &&
-		trans->transid != root->last_trans);
+		trans->transid != btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root));
 
 	level = btrfs_header_level(buf);
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index c03c58246033..b2e4b30b8fae 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -354,6 +354,16 @@ static inline void btrfs_set_root_last_log_commit(struct btrfs_root *root, int c
 	WRITE_ONCE(root->last_log_commit, commit_id);
 }
 
+static inline u64 btrfs_get_root_last_trans(const struct btrfs_root *root)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(root->last_trans);
+}
+
+static inline void btrfs_set_root_last_trans(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 transid)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(root->last_trans, transid);
+}
+
 /*
  * Structure that conveys information about an extent that is going to replace
  * all the extents in a file range.
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/defrag.c b/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
index 407ccec3e57e..f664678c71d1 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/defrag.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ int btrfs_add_inode_defrag(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	if (trans)
 		transid = trans->transid;
 	else
-		transid = inode->root->last_trans;
+		transid = btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root);
 
 	defrag = kmem_cache_zalloc(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!defrag)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index cabb558dbdaa..3791813dc7b6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ static void __setup_root(struct btrfs_root *root, struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	root->state = 0;
 	RB_CLEAR_NODE(&root->rb_node);
 
-	root->last_trans = 0;
+	btrfs_set_root_last_trans(root, 0);
 	root->free_objectid = 0;
 	root->nr_delalloc_inodes = 0;
 	root->nr_ordered_extents = 0;
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ int btrfs_add_log_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	log_root->last_trans = trans->transid;
+	btrfs_set_root_last_trans(log_root, trans->transid);
 	log_root->root_key.offset = btrfs_root_id(root);
 
 	inode_item = &log_root->root_item.inode;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 8b24bb5a0aa1..f2935252b981 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ static struct btrfs_root *create_reloc_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		goto abort;
 	}
 	set_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &reloc_root->state);
-	reloc_root->last_trans = trans->transid;
+	btrfs_set_root_last_trans(reloc_root, trans->transid);
 	return reloc_root;
 fail:
 	kfree(root_item);
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ int btrfs_init_reloc_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 */
 	if (root->reloc_root) {
 		reloc_root = root->reloc_root;
-		reloc_root->last_trans = trans->transid;
+		btrfs_set_root_last_trans(reloc_root, trans->transid);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1739,7 +1739,7 @@ static noinline_for_stack int merge_reloc_root(struct reloc_control *rc,
 		 * btrfs_update_reloc_root() and update our root item
 		 * appropriately.
 		 */
-		reloc_root->last_trans = trans->transid;
+		btrfs_set_root_last_trans(reloc_root, trans->transid);
 		trans->block_rsv = rc->block_rsv;
 
 		replaced = 0;
@@ -2082,7 +2082,7 @@ static int record_reloc_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (reloc_root->last_trans == trans->transid)
+	if (btrfs_get_root_last_trans(reloc_root) == trans->transid)
 		return 0;
 
 	root = btrfs_get_fs_root(fs_info, reloc_root->root_key.offset, false);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 3388c836b9a5..76117bb2c726 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ static int record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if ((test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_SHAREABLE, &root->state) &&
-	    root->last_trans < trans->transid) || force) {
+	    btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root) < trans->transid) || force) {
 		WARN_ON(!force && root->commit_root != root->node);
 
 		/*
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ static int record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		smp_wmb();
 
 		spin_lock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);
-		if (root->last_trans == trans->transid && !force) {
+		if (btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root) == trans->transid && !force) {
 			spin_unlock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);
 			return 0;
 		}
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ static int record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   (unsigned long)btrfs_root_id(root),
 				   BTRFS_ROOT_TRANS_TAG);
 		spin_unlock(&fs_info->fs_roots_radix_lock);
-		root->last_trans = trans->transid;
+		btrfs_set_root_last_trans(root, trans->transid);
 
 		/* this is pretty tricky.  We don't want to
 		 * take the relocation lock in btrfs_record_root_in_trans
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ int btrfs_record_root_in_trans(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 * and barriers
 	 */
 	smp_rmb();
-	if (root->last_trans == trans->transid &&
+	if (btrfs_get_root_last_trans(root) == trans->transid &&
 	    !test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_IN_TRANS_SETUP, &root->state))
 		return 0;