diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index c50cabf69415..1f5ab51e18dc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ out:
 
 int btrfs_quota_disable(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 {
-	struct btrfs_root *quota_root;
+	struct btrfs_root *quota_root = NULL;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -1290,9 +1290,9 @@ int btrfs_quota_disable(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	btrfs_free_tree_block(trans, btrfs_root_id(quota_root),
 			      quota_root->node, 0, 1);
 
-	btrfs_put_root(quota_root);
 
 out:
+	btrfs_put_root(quota_root);
 	mutex_unlock(&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock);
 	if (ret && trans)
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans);