diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index c21545c5b34b..206e0bc1b2d6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -3270,8 +3270,12 @@ int prepare_to_relocate(struct reloc_control *rc)
 		 */
 		return PTR_ERR(trans);
 	}
-	btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
-	return 0;
+
+	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
+	if (ret)
+		unset_reloc_control(rc);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static noinline_for_stack int relocate_block_group(struct reloc_control *rc)