diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index d0deb4643502..63275594debd 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ int btrfs_pin_log_trans(struct btrfs_root *root)
 void btrfs_end_log_trans(struct btrfs_root *root)
 {
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&root->log_writers)) {
-		smp_mb();
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after atomic_dec_and_test
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&root->log_writer_wait))
 			wake_up(&root->log_writer_wait);
 	}
@@ -2820,7 +2822,9 @@ int btrfs_sync_log(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 
 	mutex_lock(&log_root_tree->log_mutex);
 	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&log_root_tree->log_writers)) {
-		smp_mb();
+		/*
+		 * Implicit memory barrier after atomic_dec_and_test
+		 */
 		if (waitqueue_active(&log_root_tree->log_writer_wait))
 			wake_up(&log_root_tree->log_writer_wait);
 	}