1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
index bbbe4f1c5086..d99d9651dd58 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,10 @@ static inline int should_cow_block(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 				   struct btrfs_root *root,
 				   struct extent_buffer *buf)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_BTRFS_FS_RUN_SANITY_TESTS
+	if (unlikely(test_bit(BTRFS_ROOT_DUMMY_ROOT, &root->state)))
+		return 0;
+#endif
 	/* ensure we can see the force_cow */
 	smp_rmb();