diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 1372057e1ec1..399521ab61da 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -3400,6 +3400,11 @@ static inline void __btrfs_set_fs_incompat(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+ * Call btrfs_abort_transaction as early as possible when an error condition is
+ * detected, that way the exact line number is reported.
+ */
+
 #define btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, errno)		\
 do {								\
 	__btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, __func__,	\
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index a3a902fdeb49..395e222e39ab 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -5123,8 +5123,10 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			ret = remove_extent_backref(trans, extent_root, path,
 						    NULL, refs_to_drop,
 						    is_data);
-			if (ret)
-				goto abort;
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+				goto out;
+			}
 			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			path->leave_spinning = 1;
 
@@ -5142,8 +5144,10 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 					btrfs_print_leaf(extent_root,
 							 path->nodes[0]);
 			}
-			if (ret < 0)
-				goto abort;
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+				goto out;
+			}
 			extent_slot = path->slots[0];
 		}
 	} else if (ret == -ENOENT) {
@@ -5157,7 +5161,8 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		       (unsigned long long)owner_objectid,
 		       (unsigned long long)owner_offset);
 	} else {
-		goto abort;
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	leaf = path->nodes[0];
@@ -5167,8 +5172,10 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 		BUG_ON(found_extent || extent_slot != path->slots[0]);
 		ret = convert_extent_item_v0(trans, extent_root, path,
 					     owner_objectid, 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto abort;
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		path->leave_spinning = 1;
@@ -5185,8 +5192,11 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			       (unsigned long long)bytenr);
 			btrfs_print_leaf(extent_root, path->nodes[0]);
 		}
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto abort;
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		extent_slot = path->slots[0];
 		leaf = path->nodes[0];
 		item_size = btrfs_item_size_nr(leaf, extent_slot);
@@ -5223,8 +5233,10 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			ret = remove_extent_backref(trans, extent_root, path,
 						    iref, refs_to_drop,
 						    is_data);
-			if (ret)
-				goto abort;
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		if (found_extent) {
@@ -5241,27 +5253,29 @@ static int __btrfs_free_extent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 		ret = btrfs_del_items(trans, extent_root, path, path->slots[0],
 				      num_to_del);
-		if (ret)
-			goto abort;
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 
 		if (is_data) {
 			ret = btrfs_del_csums(trans, root, bytenr, num_bytes);
-			if (ret)
-				goto abort;
+			if (ret) {
+				btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 
 		ret = update_block_group(trans, root, bytenr, num_bytes, 0);
-		if (ret)
-			goto abort;
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 	}
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;
-
-abort:
-	btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, extent_root, ret);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
index 10d8e4d88071..eb923d087da7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/root-tree.c
@@ -141,8 +141,10 @@ int btrfs_update_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, key, path, 0, 1);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out_abort;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		btrfs_print_leaf(root, path->nodes[0]);
@@ -166,16 +168,23 @@ int btrfs_update_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		ret = btrfs_search_slot(trans, root, key, path,
 				-1, 1);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_abort;
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		ret = btrfs_del_item(trans, root, path);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_abort;
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 		btrfs_release_path(path);
 		ret = btrfs_insert_empty_item(trans, root, path,
 				key, sizeof(*item));
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto out_abort;
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+			goto out;
+		}
 		l = path->nodes[0];
 		slot = path->slots[0];
 		ptr = btrfs_item_ptr_offset(l, slot);
@@ -192,10 +201,6 @@ int btrfs_update_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root
 out:
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	return ret;
-
-out_abort:
-	btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
-	goto out;
 }
 
 int btrfs_insert_root(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans, struct btrfs_root *root,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
index 88b969aeeb71..4f4de51b5bdd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/volumes.c
@@ -1775,15 +1775,21 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 
 	if (seeding_dev) {
 		ret = init_first_rw_device(trans, root, device);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 			goto error_trans;
+		}
 		ret = btrfs_finish_sprout(trans, root);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 			goto error_trans;
+		}
 	} else {
 		ret = btrfs_add_device(trans, root, device);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 			goto error_trans;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1814,7 +1820,6 @@ int btrfs_init_new_device(struct btrfs_root *root, char *device_path)
 
 error_trans:
 	unlock_chunks(root);
-	btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 	btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
 	rcu_string_free(device->name);
 	kfree(device);
@@ -3608,12 +3613,16 @@ static noinline int init_first_rw_device(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	ret = __btrfs_alloc_chunk(trans, extent_root, &sys_map,
 				  &sys_chunk_size, &sys_stripe_size,
 				  sys_chunk_offset, alloc_profile);
-	if (ret)
-		goto abort;
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = btrfs_add_device(trans, fs_info->chunk_root, device);
-	if (ret)
-		goto abort;
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Modifying chunk tree needs allocating new blocks from both
@@ -3623,19 +3632,19 @@ static noinline int init_first_rw_device(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 	 */
 	ret = __finish_chunk_alloc(trans, extent_root, map, chunk_offset,
 				   chunk_size, stripe_size);
-	if (ret)
-		goto abort;
+	if (ret) {
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	ret = __finish_chunk_alloc(trans, extent_root, sys_map,
 				   sys_chunk_offset, sys_chunk_size,
 				   sys_stripe_size);
 	if (ret)
-		goto abort;
+		btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 
-	return 0;
+out:
 
-abort:
-	btrfs_abort_transaction(trans, root, ret);
 	return ret;
 }