diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 9b0ff431b0fb..63bbaf20cd25 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -1701,9 +1701,6 @@ int btrfs_create_qgroup(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, u64 qgroupid)
 	struct btrfs_qgroup *prealloc = NULL;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (btrfs_qgroup_mode(fs_info) == BTRFS_QGROUP_MODE_DISABLED)
-		return 0;
-
 	mutex_lock(&fs_info->qgroup_ioctl_lock);
 	if (!fs_info->quota_root) {
 		ret = -ENOTCONN;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 24806e19c7c4..dbef80cd5a9f 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -1739,8 +1739,10 @@ static noinline int create_pending_snapshot(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	ret = btrfs_create_qgroup(trans, objectid);
 	if (ret && ret != -EEXIST) {
-		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
-		goto fail;
+		if (ret != -ENOTCONN || btrfs_qgroup_enabled(fs_info)) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, ret);
+			goto fail;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*