diff --git a/disk-io.c b/disk-io.c
index 6a538433..fdcfd6dd 100644
--- a/disk-io.c
+++ b/disk-io.c
@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ int btrfs_commit_transaction(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		goto commit_tree;
 	if (root == root->fs_info->tree_root)
 		goto commit_tree;
+	if (root == root->fs_info->chunk_root)
+		goto commit_tree;
 
 	free_extent_buffer(root->commit_root);
 	root->commit_root = NULL;