diff --git a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
index 1238a38c59b2..5afb68c0304b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/disk-io.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,7 @@ static void btrfs_init_qgroup(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	fs_info->qgroup_seq = 1;
 	fs_info->qgroup_ulist = NULL;
 	fs_info->qgroup_rescan_running = false;
-	fs_info->qgroup_drop_subtree_thres = BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL;
+	fs_info->qgroup_drop_subtree_thres = BTRFS_QGROUP_DROP_SUBTREE_THRES_DEFAULT;
 	mutex_init(&fs_info->qgroup_rescan_lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
index 1332ec59c539..a0e8deca87a7 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ int btrfs_quota_disable(struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info)
 	fs_info->quota_root = NULL;
 	fs_info->qgroup_flags &= ~BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_ON;
 	fs_info->qgroup_flags &= ~BTRFS_QGROUP_STATUS_FLAG_SIMPLE_MODE;
-	fs_info->qgroup_drop_subtree_thres = BTRFS_MAX_LEVEL;
+	fs_info->qgroup_drop_subtree_thres = BTRFS_QGROUP_DROP_SUBTREE_THRES_DEFAULT;
 	spin_unlock(&fs_info->qgroup_lock);
 
 	btrfs_free_qgroup_config(fs_info);
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.h b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.h
index 98adf4ec7b01..c229256d6fd5 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/qgroup.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/qgroup.h
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ struct btrfs_inode;
 #define BTRFS_QGROUP_RUNTIME_FLAG_CANCEL_RESCAN		(1ULL << 63)
 #define BTRFS_QGROUP_RUNTIME_FLAG_NO_ACCOUNTING		(1ULL << 62)
 
+#define BTRFS_QGROUP_DROP_SUBTREE_THRES_DEFAULT		(3)
+
 /*
  * Record a dirty extent, and info qgroup to update quota on it
  */