diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 4709932c62fb8..a24a0ba523d68 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -5158,7 +5158,7 @@ static int log_new_dir_dentries(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			}
 
 			ctx->log_new_dentries = false;
-			if (type == BTRFS_FT_DIR)
+			if (type == BTRFS_FT_DIR || type == BTRFS_FT_SYMLINK)
 				log_mode = LOG_INODE_ALL;
 			btrfs_release_path(path);
 			ret = btrfs_log_inode(trans, root, di_inode,