diff --git a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
index 9e6d48ff4597..a3febabacec0 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/ctree.h
@@ -590,6 +590,12 @@ enum {
 	/* Indicate we have to finish a zone to do next allocation. */
 	BTRFS_FS_NEED_ZONE_FINISH,
 
+	/*
+	 * Indicate metadata over-commit is disabled. This is set when active
+	 * zone tracking is needed.
+	 */
+	BTRFS_FS_NO_OVERCOMMIT,
+
 #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
 	/* Indicate if we have error/warn message printed on 32bit systems */
 	BTRFS_FS_32BIT_ERROR,
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
index f171bf875633..65c010159fb5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/space-info.c
@@ -404,7 +404,8 @@ int btrfs_can_overcommit(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info,
 		return 0;
 
 	used = btrfs_space_info_used(space_info, true);
-	if (btrfs_is_zoned(fs_info) && (space_info->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_METADATA))
+	if (test_bit(BTRFS_FS_NO_OVERCOMMIT, &fs_info->flags) &&
+	    (space_info->flags & BTRFS_BLOCK_GROUP_METADATA))
 		avail = 0;
 	else
 		avail = calc_available_free_space(fs_info, space_info, flush);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
index c9e2b0c85309..056f002263db 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/zoned.c
@@ -538,6 +538,8 @@ int btrfs_get_dev_zone_info(struct btrfs_device *device, bool populate_cache)
 		}
 		atomic_set(&zone_info->active_zones_left,
 			   max_active_zones - nactive);
+		/* Overcommit does not work well with active zone tacking. */
+		set_bit(BTRFS_FS_NO_OVERCOMMIT, &fs_info->flags);
 	}
 
 	/* Validate superblock log */