diff --git a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
index fbc74bb41322..52f2198d44c9 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/block-group.c
@@ -2340,6 +2340,9 @@ static int cache_save_setup(struct btrfs_block_group *block_group,
 	int retries = 0;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!btrfs_test_opt(fs_info, SPACE_CACHE))
+		return 0;
+
 	/*
 	 * If this block group is smaller than 100 megs don't bother caching the
 	 * block group.