diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index dee306101d8e..ab2f6bab096b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -7585,7 +7585,6 @@ int btrfs_recover_log_trees(struct btrfs_root *log_root_tree)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	log_root_tree->log_root = NULL;
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_LOG_RECOVERING, &fs_info->flags);
 	btrfs_put_root(log_root_tree);