diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 96223813b618..61ede335f6c3 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -5298,7 +5298,14 @@ int btrfs_drop_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root, int update_ref, int for_reloc)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	trans = btrfs_start_transaction(tree_root, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Use join to avoid potential EINTR from transaction start. See
+	 * wait_reserve_ticket and the whole reservation callchain.
+	 */
+	if (for_reloc)
+		trans = btrfs_join_transaction(tree_root);
+	else
+		trans = btrfs_start_transaction(tree_root, 0);
 	if (IS_ERR(trans)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(trans);
 		goto out_free;