diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
index 10bc65ed736c..2be49b4c82d6 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ioctl.c
@@ -1298,12 +1298,13 @@ int btrfs_defrag_file(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct btrfs_root *root,
+static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct file *file,
 					void __user *arg)
 {
 	u64 new_size;
 	u64 old_size;
 	u64 devid = 1;
+	struct btrfs_root *root = BTRFS_I(fdentry(file)->d_inode)->root;
 	struct btrfs_ioctl_vol_args *vol_args;
 	struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans;
 	struct btrfs_device *device = NULL;
@@ -1318,6 +1319,10 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN))
 		return -EPERM;
 
+	ret = mnt_want_write_file(file);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (atomic_xchg(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running,
 			1)) {
 		pr_info("btrfs: dev add/delete/balance/replace/resize operation in progress\n");
@@ -1425,6 +1430,7 @@ static noinline int btrfs_ioctl_resize(struct btrfs_root *root,
 	kfree(vol_args);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&root->fs_info->volume_mutex);
+	mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 	atomic_set(&root->fs_info->mutually_exclusive_operation_running, 0);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3832,7 +3838,7 @@ long btrfs_ioctl(struct file *file, unsigned int
 	case BTRFS_IOC_DEFRAG_RANGE:
 		return btrfs_ioctl_defrag(file, argp);
 	case BTRFS_IOC_RESIZE:
-		return btrfs_ioctl_resize(root, argp);
+		return btrfs_ioctl_resize(file, argp);
 	case BTRFS_IOC_ADD_DEV:
 		return btrfs_ioctl_add_dev(root, argp);
 	case BTRFS_IOC_RM_DEV: