diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index dbff61d36cab4..79c4432e6a3fa 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -2849,11 +2849,10 @@ static int unpin_extent_range(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 				len -= to_add;
 			}
 			spin_unlock(&global_rsv->lock);
-			/* Add to any tickets we may have */
-			if (len)
-				btrfs_try_granting_tickets(fs_info,
-							   space_info);
 		}
+		/* Add to any tickets we may have */
+		if (!readonly && return_free_space && len)
+			btrfs_try_granting_tickets(fs_info, space_info);
 		spin_unlock(&space_info->lock);
 	}