diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
index 9a6d7a84689a..43ae2ab21084 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.c
@@ -6025,8 +6025,8 @@ del_cursor:
  * @split_fsb is a block where the extents is split.  If split_fsb lies in a
  * hole or the first block of extents, just return 0.
  */
-STATIC int
-xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(
+int
+xfs_bmap_split_extent(
 	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
 	struct xfs_inode	*ip,
 	xfs_fileoff_t		split_fsb)
@@ -6142,34 +6142,6 @@ del_cursor:
 	return error;
 }
 
-int
-xfs_bmap_split_extent(
-	struct xfs_inode        *ip,
-	xfs_fileoff_t           split_fsb)
-{
-	struct xfs_mount        *mp = ip->i_mount;
-	struct xfs_trans        *tp;
-	int                     error;
-
-	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write,
-			XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0), 0, 0, &tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-
-	error = xfs_bmap_split_extent_at(tp, ip, split_fsb);
-	if (error)
-		goto out;
-
-	return xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-
-out:
-	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
-	return error;
-}
-
 /* Deferred mapping is only for real extents in the data fork. */
 static bool
 xfs_bmap_is_update_needed(
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
index 14d25e0b7d9c..f3259ad5c22c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_bmap.h
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ int	xfs_bmap_can_insert_extents(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_fileoff_t off,
 int	xfs_bmap_insert_extents(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
 		xfs_fileoff_t *next_fsb, xfs_fileoff_t offset_shift_fsb,
 		bool *done, xfs_fileoff_t stop_fsb);
-int	xfs_bmap_split_extent(struct xfs_inode *ip, xfs_fileoff_t split_offset);
+int	xfs_bmap_split_extent(struct xfs_trans *tp, struct xfs_inode *ip,
+		xfs_fileoff_t split_offset);
 int	xfs_bmapi_reserve_delalloc(struct xfs_inode *ip, int whichfork,
 		xfs_fileoff_t off, xfs_filblks_t len, xfs_filblks_t prealloc,
 		struct xfs_bmbt_irec *got, struct xfs_iext_cursor *cur,
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index e62fb5216341..4a9c037801de 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -1151,7 +1151,19 @@ xfs_insert_file_space(
 	 * is not the starting block of extent, we need to split the extent at
 	 * stop_fsb.
 	 */
-	error = xfs_bmap_split_extent(ip, stop_fsb);
+	error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write,
+			XFS_DIOSTRAT_SPACE_RES(mp, 0), 0, 0, &tp);
+	if (error)
+		return error;
+
+	xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
+
+	error = xfs_bmap_split_extent(tp, ip, stop_fsb);
+	if (error)
+		goto out_trans_cancel;
+
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
 	if (error)
 		return error;