diff --git a/fs/btrfs/locking.c b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
index 98fccce4208ca2d22e823253298d605f4545c337..393eceda57c8a2d8d31eb3e4b5e45db3fe697c32 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/locking.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/locking.c
@@ -346,9 +346,12 @@ void btrfs_tree_unlock(struct extent_buffer *eb)
 	if (blockers) {
 		btrfs_assert_no_spinning_writers(eb);
 		eb->blocking_writers--;
-		/* Use the lighter barrier after atomic */
-		smp_mb__after_atomic();
-		cond_wake_up_nomb(&eb->write_lock_wq);
+		/*
+		 * We need to order modifying blocking_writers above with
+		 * actually waking up the sleepers to ensure they see the
+		 * updated value of blocking_writers
+		 */
+		cond_wake_up(&eb->write_lock_wq);
 	} else {
 		btrfs_assert_spinning_writers_put(eb);
 		write_unlock(&eb->lock);