diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index e603cc8c141e..89ad7e12c08b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ int btrfs_update_reloc_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	root_item = &reloc_root->root_item;
 
 	/* root->reloc_root will stay until current relocation finished */
-	if (fs_info->reloc_ctl->merge_reloc_tree &&
+	if (fs_info->reloc_ctl && fs_info->reloc_ctl->merge_reloc_tree &&
 	    btrfs_root_refs(root_item) == 0) {
 		set_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_DEAD_RELOC_TREE, &root->state);
 		/*