diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index cbee0a86c978..a5f7dc18a62f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ xfs_defer_reset(
  * If an inode is provided, relog it to the new transaction.
  */
 int
-xfs_defer_finish(
+xfs_defer_finish_noroll(
 	struct xfs_trans		**tp)
 {
 	struct xfs_defer_ops		*dop = (*tp)->t_dfops;
@@ -430,25 +430,37 @@ xfs_defer_finish(
 			cleanup_fn(*tp, state, error);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Roll the transaction once more to avoid returning to the caller
-	 * with a dirty transaction.
-	 */
-	if ((*tp)->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_DIRTY) {
-		error = xfs_defer_trans_roll(tp);
-		dop = (*tp)->t_dfops;
-	}
 out:
-	if (error) {
+	if (error)
 		trace_xfs_defer_finish_error((*tp)->t_mountp, dop, error);
-	} else {
+	 else
 		trace_xfs_defer_finish_done((*tp)->t_mountp, dop, _RET_IP_);
-		xfs_defer_reset(dop);
-	}
 
 	return error;
 }
 
+int
+xfs_defer_finish(
+	struct xfs_trans	**tp)
+{
+	int			error;
+
+	/*
+	 * Finish and roll the transaction once more to avoid returning to the
+	 * caller with a dirty transaction.
+	 */
+	error = xfs_defer_finish_noroll(tp);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+	if ((*tp)->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_DIRTY) {
+		error = xfs_defer_trans_roll(tp);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+	}
+	xfs_defer_reset((*tp)->t_dfops);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Free up any items left in the list.
  */
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
index 56f927803940..85c41fe4dbae 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ enum xfs_defer_ops_type {
 
 void xfs_defer_add(struct xfs_defer_ops *dop, enum xfs_defer_ops_type type,
 		struct list_head *h);
+int xfs_defer_finish_noroll(struct xfs_trans **tp);
 int xfs_defer_finish(struct xfs_trans **tp);
 void __xfs_defer_cancel(struct xfs_defer_ops *dop);
 void xfs_defer_init(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_defer_ops *dop);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
index cd553aa9ecb0..7bf5c1202719 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ __xfs_trans_commit(
 
 	/* finish deferred items on final commit */
 	if (!regrant && tp->t_dfops) {
-		error = xfs_defer_finish(&tp);
+		error = xfs_defer_finish_noroll(&tp);
 		if (error) {
 			xfs_defer_cancel(tp);
 			goto out_unreserve;