diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index fa65f67737c5..73aab0d8d25c 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -112,24 +112,17 @@ xfs_bmap_finish(
 		return error;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Get an EFD and free each extent in the list, logging to the EFD in
+	 * the process. The remaining bmap free list is cleaned up by the caller
+	 * on error.
+	 */
 	efd = xfs_trans_get_efd(*tp, efi, flist->xbf_count);
 	for (free = flist->xbf_first; free != NULL; free = next) {
 		next = free->xbfi_next;
 
-		/*
-		 * Free the extent and log the EFD to dirty the transaction
-		 * before handling errors. This ensures that the transaction is
-		 * aborted, which:
-		 *
-		 * 1.) releases the EFI and frees the EFD
-		 * 2.) shuts down the filesystem
-		 *
-		 * The bmap free list is cleaned up at a higher level.
-		 */
-		error = xfs_free_extent(*tp, free->xbfi_startblock,
-					free->xbfi_blockcount);
-		xfs_trans_log_efd_extent(*tp, efd, free->xbfi_startblock,
-					 free->xbfi_blockcount);
+		error = xfs_trans_free_extent(*tp, efd, free->xbfi_startblock,
+					      free->xbfi_blockcount);
 		if (error)
 			return error;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
index 578bc2d7bac8..434ba2cdf6e8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_log_recover.c
@@ -3752,11 +3752,11 @@ xlog_recover_process_efi(
 
 	for (i = 0; i < efip->efi_format.efi_nextents; i++) {
 		extp = &(efip->efi_format.efi_extents[i]);
-		error = xfs_free_extent(tp, extp->ext_start, extp->ext_len);
+		error = xfs_trans_free_extent(tp, efdp, extp->ext_start,
+					      extp->ext_len);
 		if (error)
 			goto abort_error;
-		xfs_trans_log_efd_extent(tp, efdp, extp->ext_start,
-					 extp->ext_len);
+
 	}
 
 	set_bit(XFS_EFI_RECOVERED, &efip->efi_flags);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
index ba1660b502a5..4643070d7cae 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans.h
@@ -220,10 +220,9 @@ void		xfs_trans_log_efi_extent(xfs_trans_t *,
 struct xfs_efd_log_item	*xfs_trans_get_efd(xfs_trans_t *,
 				  struct xfs_efi_log_item *,
 				  uint);
-void		xfs_trans_log_efd_extent(xfs_trans_t *,
-					 struct xfs_efd_log_item *,
-					 xfs_fsblock_t,
-					 xfs_extlen_t);
+int		xfs_trans_free_extent(struct xfs_trans *,
+				      struct xfs_efd_log_item *, xfs_fsblock_t,
+				      xfs_extlen_t);
 int		xfs_trans_commit(struct xfs_trans *);
 int		__xfs_trans_roll(struct xfs_trans **, struct xfs_inode *, int *);
 int		xfs_trans_roll(struct xfs_trans **, struct xfs_inode *);
diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_extfree.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_extfree.c
index 284397dd7990..a96ae540eb62 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_extfree.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_trans_extfree.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "xfs_trans.h"
 #include "xfs_trans_priv.h"
 #include "xfs_extfree_item.h"
+#include "xfs_alloc.h"
 
 /*
  * This routine is called to allocate an "extent free intention"
@@ -108,19 +109,30 @@ xfs_trans_get_efd(xfs_trans_t		*tp,
 }
 
 /*
- * This routine is called to indicate that the described
- * extent is to be logged as having been freed.  It should
- * be called once for each extent freed.
+ * Free an extent and log it to the EFD. Note that the transaction is marked
+ * dirty regardless of whether the extent free succeeds or fails to support the
+ * EFI/EFD lifecycle rules.
  */
-void
-xfs_trans_log_efd_extent(xfs_trans_t		*tp,
-			 xfs_efd_log_item_t	*efdp,
-			 xfs_fsblock_t		start_block,
-			 xfs_extlen_t		ext_len)
+int
+xfs_trans_free_extent(
+	struct xfs_trans	*tp,
+	struct xfs_efd_log_item	*efdp,
+	xfs_fsblock_t		start_block,
+	xfs_extlen_t		ext_len)
 {
 	uint			next_extent;
-	xfs_extent_t		*extp;
+	struct xfs_extent	*extp;
+	int			error;
 
+	error = xfs_free_extent(tp, start_block, ext_len);
+
+	/*
+	 * Mark the transaction dirty, even on error. This ensures the
+	 * transaction is aborted, which:
+	 *
+	 * 1.) releases the EFI and frees the EFD
+	 * 2.) shuts down the filesystem
+	 */
 	tp->t_flags |= XFS_TRANS_DIRTY;
 	efdp->efd_item.li_desc->lid_flags |= XFS_LID_DIRTY;
 
@@ -130,4 +142,6 @@ xfs_trans_log_efd_extent(xfs_trans_t		*tp,
 	extp->ext_start = start_block;
 	extp->ext_len = ext_len;
 	efdp->efd_next_extent++;
+
+	return error;
 }