diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 12daa8a36ba16..00c9181fd356b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -2630,9 +2630,6 @@ static int __cold init_tree_roots(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 			 */
 			btrfs_set_super_log_root(sb, 0);
 
-			/* We can't trust the free space cache either */
-			btrfs_set_opt(fs_info->mount_opt, CLEAR_CACHE);
-
 			btrfs_warn(fs_info, "try to load backup roots slot %d", i);
 			ret = read_backup_root(fs_info, i);
 			backup_index = ret;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/super.c b/fs/btrfs/super.c
index 95d6392a1acf8..04352d3861a26 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/super.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/super.c
@@ -452,6 +452,12 @@ static int btrfs_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 			btrfs_warn(NULL,
 		"'recovery' is deprecated, use 'rescue=usebackuproot' instead");
 			btrfs_set_opt(ctx->mount_opt, USEBACKUPROOT);
+
+			/*
+			 * If we're loading the backup roots we can't trust the
+			 * space cache.
+			 */
+			btrfs_set_opt(ctx->mount_opt, CLEAR_CACHE);
 		}
 		break;
 	case Opt_nologreplay:
@@ -550,6 +556,9 @@ static int btrfs_parse_param(struct fs_context *fc, struct fs_parameter *param)
 		btrfs_warn(NULL,
 			   "'usebackuproot' is deprecated, use 'rescue=usebackuproot' instead");
 		btrfs_set_opt(ctx->mount_opt, USEBACKUPROOT);
+
+		/* If we're loading the backup roots we can't trust the space cache. */
+		btrfs_set_opt(ctx->mount_opt, CLEAR_CACHE);
 		break;
 	case Opt_skip_balance:
 		btrfs_set_opt(ctx->mount_opt, SKIP_BALANCE);