diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index a459ecddcce4e6..22a3c69864fac6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -2177,22 +2177,30 @@ static int clean_dirty_subvols(struct reloc_control *rc)
 	struct btrfs_root *root;
 	struct btrfs_root *next;
 	int ret = 0;
+	int ret2;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(root, next, &rc->dirty_subvol_roots,
 				 reloc_dirty_list) {
-		struct btrfs_root *reloc_root = root->reloc_root;
+		if (root->root_key.objectid != BTRFS_TREE_RELOC_OBJECTID) {
+			/* Merged subvolume, cleanup its reloc root */
+			struct btrfs_root *reloc_root = root->reloc_root;
 
-		clear_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_DEAD_RELOC_TREE, &root->state);
-		list_del_init(&root->reloc_dirty_list);
-		root->reloc_root = NULL;
-		if (reloc_root) {
-			int ret2;
+			clear_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_DEAD_RELOC_TREE, &root->state);
+			list_del_init(&root->reloc_dirty_list);
+			root->reloc_root = NULL;
+			if (reloc_root) {
 
-			ret2 = btrfs_drop_snapshot(reloc_root, NULL, 0, 1);
+				ret2 = btrfs_drop_snapshot(reloc_root, NULL, 0, 1);
+				if (ret2 < 0 && !ret)
+					ret = ret2;
+			}
+			btrfs_put_fs_root(root);
+		} else {
+			/* Orphan reloc tree, just clean it up */
+			ret2 = btrfs_drop_snapshot(root, NULL, 0, 1);
 			if (ret2 < 0 && !ret)
 				ret = ret2;
 		}
-		btrfs_put_fs_root(root);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -2480,6 +2488,9 @@ void merge_reloc_roots(struct reloc_control *rc)
 			}
 		} else {
 			list_del_init(&reloc_root->root_list);
+			/* Don't forget to queue this reloc root for cleanup */
+			list_add_tail(&reloc_root->reloc_dirty_list,
+				      &rc->dirty_subvol_roots);
 		}
 	}