diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index 97f06dd01693..44a13ed6b8b2 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -2190,7 +2190,11 @@ static bool check_bg_is_active(struct btrfs_eb_write_context *ctx,
 
 	if (fs_info->treelog_bg == block_group->start) {
 		if (!btrfs_zone_activate(block_group)) {
-			int ret_fin = btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(fs_info);
+			int ret_fin;
+
+			btrfs_zoned_meta_io_unlock(fs_info);
+			ret_fin = btrfs_zone_finish_one_bg(fs_info);
+			btrfs_zoned_meta_io_lock(fs_info);
 
 			if (ret_fin != 1 || !btrfs_zone_activate(block_group))
 				return false;