diff --git a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
index 29e30d8..bae5c7b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/transaction.c
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *h;
 	struct btrfs_transaction *cur_trans;
 	int ret;
+
+	if (root->fs_info->fs_state & BTRFS_SUPER_FLAG_ERROR)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EROFS);
 again:
 	h = kmem_cache_alloc(btrfs_trans_handle_cachep, GFP_NOFS);
 	if (!h)