diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index 0612e260b52a..1c42c5180bdd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -3642,12 +3642,7 @@ static noinline_for_stack int relocate_block_group(struct reloc_control *rc)
 	btrfs_block_rsv_release(fs_info, rc->block_rsv, (u64)-1, NULL);
 
 	/* get rid of pinned extents */
-	trans = btrfs_join_transaction(rc->extent_root);
-	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
-		err = PTR_ERR(trans);
-		goto out_free;
-	}
-	ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans);
+	ret = btrfs_commit_current_transaction(rc->extent_root);
 	if (ret && !err)
 		err = ret;
 out_free: