diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index c6bf886f15b4..e1d0ab1f2ae0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -2189,9 +2189,7 @@ int btrfs_qgroup_inherit(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		rcu_read_lock();
 		level_size = fs_info->nodesize;
-		rcu_read_unlock();
 	}
 
 	/*