diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 3ddf9fe52b9d..47c6d040176c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -1639,8 +1639,10 @@ void btrfs_delete_unused_bgs(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 		ret = btrfs_zone_finish(block_group);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			btrfs_dec_block_group_ro(block_group);
-			if (ret == -EAGAIN)
+			if (ret == -EAGAIN) {
+				btrfs_link_bg_list(block_group, &retry_list);
 				ret = 0;
+			}
 			goto next;
 		}