ASSERT((*tpp)->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_PERM_LOG_RES);
 
        list_for_each_entry(dfp, dfops, dfp_list) {
+               struct xfs_log_item     *lip;
+
                /*
                 * If the log intent item for this deferred op is not a part of
                 * the current log checkpoint, relog the intent item to keep
                XFS_STATS_INC((*tpp)->t_mountp, defer_relog);
 
                xfs_defer_create_done(*tpp, dfp);
-               dfp->dfp_intent = xfs_trans_item_relog(dfp->dfp_intent,
-                               dfp->dfp_done, *tpp);
+               lip = xfs_trans_item_relog(dfp->dfp_intent, dfp->dfp_done,
+                               *tpp);
+               if (lip)
+                       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &lip->li_flags);
                dfp->dfp_done = NULL;
+               dfp->dfp_intent = lip;
        }
 
        if ((*tpp)->t_flags & XFS_TRANS_DIRTY)
 
        new_attrp->alfi_attr_filter = old_attrp->alfi_attr_filter;
 
        xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &new_attrip->attri_item);
-       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &new_attrip->attri_item.li_flags);
 
        return &new_attrip->attri_item;
 }
 
        memcpy(buip->bui_format.bui_extents, map, count * sizeof(*map));
        atomic_set(&buip->bui_next_extent, count);
        xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &buip->bui_item);
-       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &buip->bui_item.li_flags);
+
        return &buip->bui_item;
 }
 
 
        memcpy(efip->efi_format.efi_extents, extp, count * sizeof(*extp));
        atomic_set(&efip->efi_next_extent, count);
        xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &efip->efi_item);
-       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &efip->efi_item.li_flags);
+
        return &efip->efi_item;
 }
 
 
        memcpy(cuip->cui_format.cui_extents, pmap, count * sizeof(*pmap));
        atomic_set(&cuip->cui_next_extent, count);
        xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &cuip->cui_item);
-       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &cuip->cui_item.li_flags);
+
        return &cuip->cui_item;
 }
 
 
        memcpy(ruip->rui_format.rui_extents, map, count * sizeof(*map));
        atomic_set(&ruip->rui_next_extent, count);
        xfs_trans_add_item(tp, &ruip->rui_item);
-       set_bit(XFS_LI_DIRTY, &ruip->rui_item.li_flags);
+
        return &ruip->rui_item;
 }