diff --git a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
index 63fd2c07cb57..aa1d353def29 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/linux-2.6/xfs_buf.c
@@ -1781,7 +1781,6 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_split(
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(list);
 	spin_lock(dwlk);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(bp, n, dwq, b_list) {
-		trace_xfs_buf_delwri_split(bp, _RET_IP_);
 		ASSERT(bp->b_flags & XBF_DELWRI);
 
 		if (!XFS_BUF_ISPINNED(bp) && !xfs_buf_cond_lock(bp)) {
@@ -1795,6 +1794,7 @@ xfs_buf_delwri_split(
 					 _XBF_RUN_QUEUES);
 			bp->b_flags |= XBF_WRITE;
 			list_move_tail(&bp->b_list, list);
+			trace_xfs_buf_delwri_split(bp, _RET_IP_);
 		} else
 			skipped++;
 	}