diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 802865dc8183..e2b344847649 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -1837,6 +1837,8 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 
 next:
+		if (ret)
+			btrfs_mark_bg_to_reclaim(bg);
 		btrfs_put_block_group(bg);
 
 		mutex_unlock(&fs_info->reclaim_bgs_lock);