diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 4ac8b1d..60caa68 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1824,6 +1824,7 @@ static int transaction_kthread(void *arg)
 
 		now = get_seconds();
 		if (cur->state < TRANS_STATE_BLOCKED &&
+		    !test_bit(BTRFS_FS_NEED_ASYNC_COMMIT, &fs_info->flags) &&
 		    (now < cur->start_time ||
 		     now - cur->start_time < fs_info->commit_interval)) {
 			spin_unlock(&fs_info->trans_lock);