ret = btrfs_orphan_del(NULL, inode);
        }
 
-       trans->block_rsv = &root->fs_info->trans_block_rsv;
-       ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
-       if (ret && !err)
-               err = ret;
+       if (trans) {
+               trans->block_rsv = &root->fs_info->trans_block_rsv;
+               ret = btrfs_update_inode(trans, root, inode);
+               if (ret && !err)
+                       err = ret;
 
-       nr = trans->blocks_used;
-       ret = btrfs_end_transaction_throttle(trans, root);
-       btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root, nr);
+               nr = trans->blocks_used;
+               ret = btrfs_end_transaction_throttle(trans, root);
+               btrfs_btree_balance_dirty(root, nr);
+       }
 
 out:
        btrfs_free_block_rsv(root, rsv);