diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index d58cce7..af1931a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -983,12 +983,12 @@
  * a dirty root struct and adds it into the list of dead roots that need to
  * be deleted
  */
-int btrfs_add_dead_root(struct btrfs_root *root)
+void btrfs_add_dead_root(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	spin_lock(&root->fs_info->trans_lock);
-	list_add_tail(&root->root_list, &root->fs_info->dead_roots);
+	if (list_empty(&root->root_list))
+		list_add_tail(&root->root_list, &root->fs_info->dead_roots);
 	spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->trans_lock);
-	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1925,7 +1925,7 @@
 	}
 	root = list_first_entry(&fs_info->dead_roots,
 			struct btrfs_root, root_list);
-	list_del(&root->root_list);
+	list_del_init(&root->root_list);
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);
 
 	pr_debug("btrfs: cleaner removing %llu\n",
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
index 005b037..defbc42 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.h
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 int btrfs_write_and_wait_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				     struct btrfs_root *root);
 
-int btrfs_add_dead_root(struct btrfs_root *root);
+void btrfs_add_dead_root(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int btrfs_defrag_root(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int btrfs_clean_one_deleted_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root);
 int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,