diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 300951088a11..4b913de2f24f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -6348,6 +6348,7 @@ int btrfs_recover_log_trees(struct btrfs_root *log_root_tree)
 error:
 	if (wc.trans)
 		btrfs_end_transaction(wc.trans);
+	clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_LOG_RECOVERING, &fs_info->flags);
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;
 }