diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 642cd2b55fa0..538b34347a8e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -936,6 +936,7 @@ int btrfs_wait_for_commit(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 transid)
 	}
 
 	wait_for_commit(cur_trans, TRANS_STATE_COMPLETED);
+	ret = cur_trans->aborted;
 	btrfs_put_transaction(cur_trans);
 out:
 	return ret;