diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index b0c3a6afe664..b106d365257d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -4587,6 +4587,7 @@ int btrfs_recover_relocation(struct btrfs_root *root)
 				       reloc_root->root_key.offset);
 		if (IS_ERR(fs_root)) {
 			err = PTR_ERR(fs_root);
+			list_add_tail(&reloc_root->root_list, &reloc_roots);
 			goto out_free;
 		}