diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 8db401fa2f8f..e6509b92433b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -456,28 +456,31 @@ static noinline void wait_for_commit(struct btrfs_root *root,
 int btrfs_wait_for_commit(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 transid)
 {
 	struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans = NULL, *t;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = 0;
 	if (transid) {
 		if (transid <= root->fs_info->last_trans_committed)
 			goto out;
 
+		ret = -EINVAL;
 		/* find specified transaction */
 		spin_lock(&root->fs_info->trans_lock);
 		list_for_each_entry(t, &root->fs_info->trans_list, list) {
 			if (t->transid == transid) {
 				cur_trans = t;
 				atomic_inc(&cur_trans->use_count);
+				ret = 0;
 				break;
 			}
-			if (t->transid > transid)
+			if (t->transid > transid) {
+				ret = 0;
 				break;
+			}
 		}
 		spin_unlock(&root->fs_info->trans_lock);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
+		/* The specified transaction doesn't exist */
 		if (!cur_trans)
-			goto out;  /* bad transid */
+			goto out;
 	} else {
 		/* find newest transaction that is committing | committed */
 		spin_lock(&root->fs_info->trans_lock);
@@ -497,9 +500,7 @@ int btrfs_wait_for_commit(struct btrfs_root *root, u64 transid)
 	}
 
 	wait_for_commit(root, cur_trans);
-
 	put_transaction(cur_trans);
-	ret = 0;
 out:
 	return ret;
 }