diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index 6214abedf3940..2871c773a1227 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ xfs_defer_create_intent(
 	if (IS_ERR(lip))
 		return PTR_ERR(lip);
 
+	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
+	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &lip->li_flags);
 	dfp->dfp_intent = lip;
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
index 96438cd38633f..fc199256fc8e1 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_attr_item.c
@@ -319,9 +319,6 @@ xfs_attr_log_item(
 {
 	struct xfs_attri_log_format	*attrp;
 
-	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &attrip->attri_item.li_flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * At this point the xfs_attr_intent has been constructed, and we've
 	 * created the log intent. Fill in the attri log item and log format
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
index 79d19b5b0e5e0..24cf70154a54a 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_item.c
@@ -286,9 +286,6 @@ xfs_bmap_update_log_item(
 	uint				next_extent;
 	struct xfs_map_extent		*map;
 
-	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &buip->bui_item.li_flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * atomic_inc_return gives us the value after the increment;
 	 * we want to use it as an array index so we need to subtract 1 from
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
index 581a70acd1ac3..d07cdc3eb8090 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_extfree_item.c
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ xfs_extent_free_log_item(
 	uint				next_extent;
 	struct xfs_extent		*extp;
 
-	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &efip->efi_item.li_flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * atomic_inc_return gives us the value after the increment;
 	 * we want to use it as an array index so we need to subtract 1 from
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
index 7273f538db2e4..f604b7e3b77ee 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_refcount_item.c
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ xfs_refcount_update_log_item(
 	uint				next_extent;
 	struct xfs_phys_extent		*pmap;
 
-	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &cuip->cui_item.li_flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * atomic_inc_return gives us the value after the increment;
 	 * we want to use it as an array index so we need to subtract 1 from
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
index d54fd925b746f..05841548691d4 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_rmap_item.c
@@ -311,9 +311,6 @@ xfs_rmap_update_log_item(
 	uint				next_extent;
 	struct xfs_map_extent		*map;
 
-	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
-	set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &ruip->rui_item.li_flags);
-
 	/*
 	 * atomic_inc_return gives us the value after the increment;
 	 * we want to use it as an array index so we need to subtract 1 from