diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index c28ac9c46425..5bd1758f57b6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3191,11 +3191,13 @@ fail:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&BTRFS_I(dir)->log_mutex);
-	if (ret == -ENOSPC) {
+	if (err == -ENOSPC) {
 		btrfs_set_log_full_commit(root->fs_info, trans);
-		ret = 0;
-	} else if (ret < 0)
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+		err = 0;
+	} else if (err < 0 && err != -ENOENT) {
+		/* ENOENT can be returned if the entry hasn't been fsynced yet */
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, err);
+	}
 
 	btrfs_end_log_trans(root);