diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index e1c5c2114edf..53ff3db9640e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -1504,8 +1504,12 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (!test_bit(BTRFS_FS_OPEN, &fs_info->flags))
 		return;
 
-	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE))
+	sb_start_write(fs_info->sb);
+
+	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE)) {
+		sb_end_write(fs_info->sb);
 		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Long running balances can keep us blocked here for eternity, so
@@ -1513,6 +1517,7 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	if (!mutex_trylock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock)) {
 		btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
+		sb_end_write(fs_info->sb);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1581,6 +1586,7 @@ next:
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->unused_bgs_lock);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock);
 	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
+	sb_end_write(fs_info->sb);
 }
 
 void btrfs_reclaim_bgs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 06a1a7c2254c..57021cc83811 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -8185,10 +8185,12 @@ static int relocating_repair_kthread(void *data)
 	target = cache->start;
 	btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 
+	sb_start_write(fs_info->sb);
 	if (!btrfs_exclop_start(fs_info, BTRFS_EXCLOP_BALANCE)) {
 		btrfs_info(fs_info,
 			   "zoned: skip relocating block group %llu to repair: EBUSY",
 			   target);
+		sb_end_write(fs_info->sb);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -8216,6 +8218,7 @@ out:
 		btrfs_put_block_group(cache);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock);
 	btrfs_exclop_finish(fs_info);
+	sb_end_write(fs_info->sb);
 
 	return ret;
 }