diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index a902faa..b06d289 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -293,15 +293,24 @@
 	struct btrfs_key key;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_defrag_range_args range;
 	int num_defrag;
+	int index;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* get the inode */
 	key.objectid = defrag->root;
 	btrfs_set_key_type(&key, BTRFS_ROOT_ITEM_KEY);
 	key.offset = (u64)-1;
+
+	index = srcu_read_lock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu);
+
 	inode_root = btrfs_read_fs_root_no_name(fs_info, &key);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode_root)) {
-		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
-		return PTR_ERR(inode_root);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(inode_root);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	if (btrfs_root_refs(&inode_root->root_item) == 0) {
+		ret = -ENOENT;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	key.objectid = defrag->ino;
@@ -309,9 +318,10 @@
 	key.offset = 0;
 	inode = btrfs_iget(fs_info->sb, &key, inode_root, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(inode)) {
-		kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
-		return PTR_ERR(inode);
+		ret = PTR_ERR(inode);
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
+	srcu_read_unlock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu, index);
 
 	/* do a chunk of defrag */
 	clear_bit(BTRFS_INODE_IN_DEFRAG, &BTRFS_I(inode)->runtime_flags);
@@ -346,6 +356,10 @@
 
 	iput(inode);
 	return 0;
+cleanup:
+	srcu_read_unlock(&fs_info->subvol_srcu, index);
+	kmem_cache_free(btrfs_inode_defrag_cachep, defrag);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*