/*
         * ok we haven't committed the transaction yet, lets do a commit
         */
-       if (file->private_data)
+       if (file && file->private_data)
                btrfs_ioctl_trans_end(file);
 
        trans = btrfs_start_transaction(root, 1);
                goto out;
        }
 
-       ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, root, file->f_dentry);
+       ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, root, dentry);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto out;
 
         * file again, but that will end up using the synchronization
         * inside btrfs_sync_log to keep things safe.
         */
-       mutex_unlock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+       mutex_unlock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 
        if (ret > 0) {
                ret = btrfs_commit_transaction(trans, root);
                btrfs_sync_log(trans, root);
                ret = btrfs_end_transaction(trans, root);
        }
-       mutex_lock(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
+       mutex_lock(&dentry->d_inode->i_mutex);
 out:
        return ret > 0 ? EIO : ret;
 }