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diff --git a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
index b1c36fc72ffa..79af494a316a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/relocation.c
@@ -3978,6 +3978,17 @@ int btrfs_relocate_block_group(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info, u64 group_start)
if (!bg)
return -ENOENT;
+ /*
+ * Relocation of a data block group creates ordered extents. Without
+ * sb_start_write(), we can freeze the filesystem while unfinished
+ * ordered extents are left. Such ordered extents can cause a deadlock
+ * e.g. when syncfs() is waiting for their completion but they can't
+ * finish because they block when joining a transaction, due to the
+ * fact that the freeze locks are being held in write mode.
+ */
+ if (bg->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_DATA)
+ ASSERT(sb_write_started(fs_info->sb));
+
if (btrfs_pinned_by_swapfile(fs_info, bg)) {
btrfs_put_block_group(bg);
return -ETXTBSY;