diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index eb3f2708a01d..ad7c05909a49 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -2025,8 +2025,10 @@ int btrfs_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 		if (!full_sync) {
 			ret = btrfs_wait_ordered_range(inode, start,
 						       end - start + 1);
-			if (ret)
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 		ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
 	} else {