diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 5ba87b0..d12107e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -1859,8 +1859,8 @@
 
 	ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, root, dentry);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		mutex_unlock(&inode->i_mutex);
-		goto out;
+		/* Fallthrough and commit/free transaction. */
+		ret = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* we've logged all the items and now have a consistent