diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index f9ddb5a440a6..70907d638b60 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -5954,16 +5954,6 @@ static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 
 		ocfs2_journal_dirty(handle, tl_bh);
 
-		/* TODO: Perhaps we can calculate the bulk of the
-		 * credits up front rather than extending like
-		 * this. */
-		status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle,
-					    OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			mlog_errno(status);
-			goto bail;
-		}
-
 		rec = tl->tl_recs[i];
 		start_blk = ocfs2_clusters_to_blocks(data_alloc_inode->i_sb,
 						    le32_to_cpu(rec.t_start));
@@ -5984,6 +5974,13 @@ static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 				goto bail;
 			}
 		}
+
+		status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle,
+				OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
+		if (status < 0) {
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail;
+		}
 		i--;
 	}
 
@@ -6042,7 +6039,7 @@ int __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 		goto out_mutex;
 	}
 
-	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_UPDATE);
+	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
 	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
 		status = PTR_ERR(handle);
 		mlog_errno(status);