diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index 054a2032fdb3..c221d0ecd52e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ xfs_defer_trans_abort(
 	/* Abort intent items. */
 	list_for_each_entry(dfp, &dop->dop_pending, dfp_list) {
 		trace_xfs_defer_pending_abort(tp->t_mountp, dfp);
-		if (dfp->dfp_committed)
+		if (!dfp->dfp_done)
 			dfp->dfp_type->abort_intent(dfp->dfp_intent);
 	}
 
@@ -290,7 +290,6 @@ xfs_defer_finish(
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp;
 	struct list_head		*li;
 	struct list_head		*n;
-	void				*done_item = NULL;
 	void				*state;
 	int				error = 0;
 	void				(*cleanup_fn)(struct xfs_trans *, void *, int);
@@ -309,19 +308,11 @@ xfs_defer_finish(
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
 
-		/* Mark all pending intents as committed. */
-		list_for_each_entry_reverse(dfp, &dop->dop_pending, dfp_list) {
-			if (dfp->dfp_committed)
-				break;
-			trace_xfs_defer_pending_commit((*tp)->t_mountp, dfp);
-			dfp->dfp_committed = true;
-		}
-
 		/* Log an intent-done item for the first pending item. */
 		dfp = list_first_entry(&dop->dop_pending,
 				struct xfs_defer_pending, dfp_list);
 		trace_xfs_defer_pending_finish((*tp)->t_mountp, dfp);
-		done_item = dfp->dfp_type->create_done(*tp, dfp->dfp_intent,
+		dfp->dfp_done = dfp->dfp_type->create_done(*tp, dfp->dfp_intent,
 				dfp->dfp_count);
 		cleanup_fn = dfp->dfp_type->finish_cleanup;
 
@@ -331,7 +322,7 @@ xfs_defer_finish(
 			list_del(li);
 			dfp->dfp_count--;
 			error = dfp->dfp_type->finish_item(*tp, dop, li,
-					done_item, &state);
+					dfp->dfp_done, &state);
 			if (error) {
 				/*
 				 * Clean up after ourselves and jump out.
@@ -428,8 +419,8 @@ xfs_defer_add(
 		dfp = kmem_alloc(sizeof(struct xfs_defer_pending),
 				KM_SLEEP | KM_NOFS);
 		dfp->dfp_type = defer_op_types[type];
-		dfp->dfp_committed = false;
 		dfp->dfp_intent = NULL;
+		dfp->dfp_done = NULL;
 		dfp->dfp_count = 0;
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dfp->dfp_work);
 		list_add_tail(&dfp->dfp_list, &dop->dop_intake);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
index cc3981c48296..e96533d178cf 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.h
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ struct xfs_defer_op_type;
 struct xfs_defer_pending {
 	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*dfp_type;	/* function pointers */
 	struct list_head		dfp_list;	/* pending items */
-	bool				dfp_committed;	/* committed trans? */
 	void				*dfp_intent;	/* log intent item */
+	void				*dfp_done;	/* log done item */
 	struct list_head		dfp_work;	/* work items */
 	unsigned int			dfp_count;	/* # extent items */
 };
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
index 7e88bec3f359..d303a665dba9 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trace.h
@@ -2295,7 +2295,7 @@ DECLARE_EVENT_CLASS(xfs_defer_pending_class,
 		__entry->dev = mp ? mp->m_super->s_dev : 0;
 		__entry->type = dfp->dfp_type->type;
 		__entry->intent = dfp->dfp_intent;
-		__entry->committed = dfp->dfp_committed;
+		__entry->committed = dfp->dfp_done != NULL;
 		__entry->nr = dfp->dfp_count;
 	),
 	TP_printk("dev %d:%d optype %d intent %p committed %d nr %d\n",