diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 36cd210ee2ef..a29c2d0ec96e 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ struct btrfs_root {
 	struct list_head log_ctxs[2];
 	atomic_t log_writers;
 	atomic_t log_commit[2];
+	/* Used only for log trees of subvolumes, not for the log root tree */
 	atomic_t log_batch;
 	int log_transid;
 	/* No matter the commit succeeds or not*/
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index f46afbff668e..cca31f7f6c01 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -3140,7 +3140,6 @@ int btrfs_sync_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	btrfs_init_log_ctx(&root_log_ctx, NULL);
 
 	mutex_lock(&log_root_tree->log_mutex);
-	atomic_inc(&log_root_tree->log_batch);
 	atomic_inc(&log_root_tree->log_writers);
 
 	index2 = log_root_tree->log_transid % 2;