diff --git a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
index 1b9a5d0de139..22124122728c 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
@@ -132,10 +132,8 @@ int btrfs_update_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, key, path, 0, 1);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out;
-	}
 
 	if (ret > 0) {
 		btrfs_crit(fs_info,