diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 4621b8043021..a3f0d209fce5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -497,13 +497,13 @@ int btrfs_read_qgroup_config(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 			break;
 	}
 out:
+	btrfs_free_path(path);
 	fs_info->qgroup_flags |= flags;
 	if (!(fs_info->qgroup_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_ON))
 		clear_bit(BTRFS_FS_QUOTA_ENABLED, &fs_info->flags);
 	else if (fs_info->qgroup_flags & BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_RESCAN &&
 		 ret >= 0)
 		ret = qgroup_rescan_init(fs_info, rescan_progress, 0);
-	btrfs_free_path(path);
 
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		ulist_free(fs_info->qgroup_ulist);