diff --git a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
index 60d4ae7ce974..64676a16d32a 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/extent-tree.c
@@ -4901,11 +4901,6 @@ btrfs_calc_reclaim_metadata_size(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	u64 expected;
 	u64 to_reclaim = 0;
 
-	to_reclaim = min_t(u64, num_online_cpus() * SZ_1M, SZ_16M);
-	if (can_overcommit(root, space_info, to_reclaim,
-			   BTRFS_RESERVE_FLUSH_ALL))
-		return 0;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(ticket, &space_info->tickets, list)
 		to_reclaim += ticket->bytes;
 	list_for_each_entry(ticket, &space_info->priority_tickets, list)
@@ -4913,6 +4908,11 @@ btrfs_calc_reclaim_metadata_size(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	if (to_reclaim)
 		return to_reclaim;
 
+	to_reclaim = min_t(u64, num_online_cpus() * SZ_1M, SZ_16M);
+	if (can_overcommit(root, space_info, to_reclaim,
+			   BTRFS_RESERVE_FLUSH_ALL))
+		return 0;
+
 	used = space_info->bytes_used + space_info->bytes_reserved +
 	       space_info->bytes_pinned + space_info->bytes_readonly +
 	       space_info->bytes_may_use;