diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 2760292..1469117 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -4338,8 +4338,7 @@ int btrfs_alloc_data_chunk_ondemand(struct btrfs_inode *inode, u64 bytes)
 
 		/* commit the current transaction and try again */
 commit_trans:
-		if (need_commit &&
-		    !atomic_read(&fs_info->open_ioctl_trans)) {
+		if (need_commit) {
 			need_commit--;
 
 			if (need_commit > 0) {