diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index e557e05..e43d987 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -1822,6 +1822,9 @@
 	spinlock_t reada_lock;
 	struct radix_tree_root reada_tree;
 
+	/* readahead works cnt */
+	atomic_t reada_works_cnt;
+
 	/* Extent buffer radix tree */
 	spinlock_t buffer_lock;
 	struct radix_tree_root buffer_radix;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 498156e..5e3ec1f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2603,6 +2603,7 @@
 	atomic_set(&fs_info->nr_async_bios, 0);
 	atomic_set(&fs_info->defrag_running, 0);
 	atomic_set(&fs_info->qgroup_op_seq, 0);
+	atomic_set(&fs_info->reada_works_cnt, 0);
 	atomic64_set(&fs_info->tree_mod_seq, 0);
 	fs_info->sb = sb;
 	fs_info->max_inline = BTRFS_DEFAULT_MAX_INLINE;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/reada.c b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
index 9157d78..e97bc8e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/reada.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/reada.c
@@ -748,6 +748,8 @@
 	set_task_ioprio(current, BTRFS_IOPRIO_READA);
 	__reada_start_machine(fs_info);
 	set_task_ioprio(current, old_ioprio);
+
+	atomic_dec(&fs_info->reada_works_cnt);
 }
 
 static void __reada_start_machine(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
@@ -779,8 +781,12 @@
 	 * enqueue to workers to finish it. This will distribute the load to
 	 * the cores.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i)
+	for (i = 0; i < 2; ++i) {
 		reada_start_machine(fs_info);
+		if (atomic_read(&fs_info->reada_works_cnt) >
+		    BTRFS_MAX_MIRRORS * 2)
+			break;
+	}
 }
 
 static void reada_start_machine(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
@@ -797,6 +803,7 @@
 	rmw->fs_info = fs_info;
 
 	btrfs_queue_work(fs_info->readahead_workers, &rmw->work);
+	atomic_inc(&fs_info->reada_works_cnt);
 }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG