diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index a4edb821990f7..008ba7efc4bea 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -4232,6 +4232,10 @@ static noinline_for_stack int relocate_block_group(struct reloc_control *rc)
 				break;
 			}
 		}
+		if (btrfs_should_cancel_balance(fs_info)) {
+			err = -ECANCELED;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 	if (trans && progress && err == -ENOSPC) {
 		ret = btrfs_force_chunk_alloc(trans, rc->block_group->flags);