if (sb->s_flags & MS_RDONLY)
                return 0;
 
+       if (btrfs_test_opt(fs_info, CLEAR_CACHE) &&
+           btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE)) {
+               btrfs_info(fs_info, "clearing free space tree");
+               ret = btrfs_clear_free_space_tree(fs_info);
+               if (ret) {
+                       btrfs_warn(fs_info,
+                                  "failed to clear free space tree: %d", ret);
+                       close_ctree(tree_root);
+                       return ret;
+               }
+       }
+
        if (btrfs_test_opt(tree_root->fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE) &&
            !btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE)) {
                btrfs_info(fs_info, "creating free space tree");
 
        btrfs_qgroup_rescan_resume(fs_info);
 
-       if (btrfs_test_opt(tree_root->fs_info, CLEAR_CACHE) &&
-           btrfs_fs_compat_ro(fs_info, FREE_SPACE_TREE)) {
-               btrfs_info(fs_info, "clearing free space tree");
-               ret = btrfs_clear_free_space_tree(fs_info);
-               if (ret) {
-                       btrfs_warn(fs_info,
-                               "failed to clear free space tree: %d", ret);
-                       close_ctree(tree_root);
-                       return ret;
-               }
-       }
-
        if (!fs_info->uuid_root) {
                btrfs_info(fs_info, "creating UUID tree");
                ret = btrfs_create_uuid_tree(fs_info);