diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index d6795c6fdd66..a13a83ec6202 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -1990,14 +1990,7 @@ int btrfs_qgroup_inherit(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		dstgroup->rsv_rfer = inherit->lim.rsv_rfer;
 		dstgroup->rsv_excl = inherit->lim.rsv_excl;
 
-		ret = update_qgroup_limit_item(trans, quota_root, dstgroup);
-		if (ret) {
-			fs_info->qgroup_flags |= BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_INCONSISTENT;
-			btrfs_info(fs_info,
-				   "unable to update quota limit for %llu",
-				   dstgroup->qgroupid);
-			goto unlock;
-		}
+		qgroup_dirty(fs_info, dstgroup);
 	}
 
 	if (srcid) {