diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index e814b1312511..1204c8ef6f32 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -7466,6 +7466,7 @@ int btrfs_drop_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	int err = 0;
 	int ret;
 	int level;
+	bool root_dropped = false;
 
 	path = btrfs_alloc_path();
 	if (!path) {
@@ -7643,12 +7644,22 @@ int btrfs_drop_snapshot(struct btrfs_root *root,
 		free_extent_buffer(root->commit_root);
 		btrfs_put_fs_root(root);
 	}
+	root_dropped = true;
 out_end_trans:
 	btrfs_end_transaction_throttle(trans, tree_root);
 out_free:
 	kfree(wc);
 	btrfs_free_path(path);
 out:
+	/*
+	 * So if we need to stop dropping the snapshot for whatever reason we
+	 * need to make sure to add it back to the dead root list so that we
+	 * keep trying to do the work later.  This also cleans up roots if we
+	 * don't have it in the radix (like when we recover after a power fail
+	 * or unmount) so we don't leak memory.
+	 */
+	if (root_dropped == false)
+		btrfs_add_dead_root(root);
 	if (err)
 		btrfs_std_error(root->fs_info, err);
 	return err;