diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
index 4a9c037801de..f6787e844a04 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_bmap_util.c
@@ -1146,47 +1146,41 @@ xfs_insert_file_space(
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
-	/*
-	 * The extent shifting code works on extent granularity. So, if stop_fsb
-	 * is not the starting block of extent, we need to split the extent at
-	 * 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);
+	xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, 0);
 
+	/*
+	 * The extent shifting code works on extent granularity. So, if stop_fsb
+	 * is not the starting block of extent, we need to split the extent at
+	 * stop_fsb.
+	 */
 	error = xfs_bmap_split_extent(tp, ip, stop_fsb);
 	if (error)
 		goto out_trans_cancel;
 
-	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-	if (error)
-		return error;
-
-	while (!error && !done) {
-		error = xfs_trans_alloc(mp, &M_RES(mp)->tr_write, 0, 0, 0,
-					&tp);
+	do {
+		error = xfs_trans_roll_inode(&tp, ip);
 		if (error)
-			break;
+			goto out_trans_cancel;
 
-		xfs_ilock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
-		xfs_trans_ijoin(tp, ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 		error = xfs_bmap_insert_extents(tp, ip, &next_fsb, shift_fsb,
 				&done, stop_fsb);
 		if (error)
 			goto out_trans_cancel;
+	} while (!done);
 
-		error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
-	}
-
+	error = xfs_trans_commit(tp);
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	return error;
 
 out_trans_cancel:
 	xfs_trans_cancel(tp);
+	xfs_iunlock(ip, XFS_ILOCK_EXCL);
 	return error;
 }