diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index a0d6368249fa..88ab785bbd73 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -847,6 +847,10 @@ int btrfs_quota_disable(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_lock);
+	if (!fs_info->quota_root) {
+		spin_unlock(&fs_info->qgroup_lock);
+		return 0;
+	}
 	fs_info->quota_enabled = 0;
 	fs_info->pending_quota_state = 0;
 	quota_root = fs_info->quota_root;