diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index 4423d8b716a5..aa8656c8b7e7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -1891,6 +1891,17 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			up_write(&space_info->groups_sem);
 			goto next;
 		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Cache the zone_unusable value before turning the block group
+		 * to read only. As soon as the block group is read only it's
+		 * zone_unusable value gets moved to the block group's read-only
+		 * bytes and isn't available for calculations anymore. We also
+		 * cache it before unlocking the block group, to prevent races
+		 * (reports from KCSAN and such tools) with tasks updating it.
+		 */
+		zone_unusable = bg->zone_unusable;
+
 		spin_unlock(&bg->lock);
 		spin_unlock(&space_info->lock);
 
@@ -1907,13 +1918,6 @@ void btrfs_reclaim_bgs_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			goto next;
 		}
 
-		/*
-		 * Cache the zone_unusable value before turning the block group
-		 * to read only. As soon as the blog group is read only it's
-		 * zone_unusable value gets moved to the block group's read-only
-		 * bytes and isn't available for calculations anymore.
-		 */
-		zone_unusable = bg->zone_unusable;
 		ret = inc_block_group_ro(bg, 0);
 		up_write(&space_info->groups_sem);
 		if (ret < 0)