diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index 20e15dc30bfb..f978c6524aa0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -2509,8 +2509,10 @@ int btrfs_replace_file_extents(struct btrfs_inode *inode,
 					      inode_set_ctime_current(&inode->vfs_inode));
 
 		ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, inode);
-		if (ret)
+		if (unlikely(ret)) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
 			break;
+		}
 
 		btrfs_end_transaction(trans);
 		btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(fs_info);