diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 55b537f..54ee542 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -3317,10 +3317,9 @@
 		last = cache->key.objectid + cache->key.offset;
 
 		err = write_one_cache_group(trans, root, path, cache);
+		btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 		if (err) /* File system offline */
 			goto out;
-
-		btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 	}
 
 	while (1) {