diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-rsv.c b/fs/btrfs/block-rsv.c
index c808f93b743a..01b1ce2240bc 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-rsv.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-rsv.c
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@ static u64 block_rsv_release_bytes(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 			spin_unlock(&dest->lock);
 		}
 		if (num_bytes)
-			btrfs_space_info_add_old_bytes(fs_info, space_info,
-						       num_bytes);
+			btrfs_space_info_free_bytes_may_use(fs_info,
+							    space_info,
+							    num_bytes);
 	}
 	if (qgroup_to_release_ret)
 		*qgroup_to_release_ret = qgroup_to_release;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
index 951a60c740e7..df3bd880061d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/delayed-ref.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void btrfs_migrate_to_delayed_refs_rsv(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		trace_btrfs_space_reservation(fs_info, "delayed_refs_rsv",
 					      0, num_bytes, 1);
 	if (to_free)
-		btrfs_space_info_add_old_bytes(fs_info,
+		btrfs_space_info_free_bytes_may_use(fs_info,
 				delayed_refs_rsv->space_info, to_free);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/space-info.h b/fs/btrfs/space-info.h
index dc6ee66ed600..8867e84aa33d 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/space-info.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/space-info.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ int btrfs_reserve_metadata_bytes(struct btrfs_root *root,
 void btrfs_try_granting_tickets(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				struct btrfs_space_info *space_info);
 
-static inline void btrfs_space_info_add_old_bytes(
+static inline void btrfs_space_info_free_bytes_may_use(
 				struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				struct btrfs_space_info *space_info,
 				u64 num_bytes)