diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
index d3ab32d0f6ce643cc8f23e50efc1f1784d5a41ae..2d84ab40b70b4b91a06b6f8298a96daf6b39dbbb 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr.c
@@ -709,6 +709,14 @@ xfs_attr_leaf_addname(
 		 * Added a "remote" value, just clear the incomplete flag.
 		 */
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_clearflag(args);
+		if (error)
+			return error;
+
+		/*
+		 * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in
+		 * series.
+		 */
+		error = xfs_trans_roll_inode(&args->trans, args->dp);
 	}
 	return error;
 }
@@ -1067,6 +1075,14 @@ xfs_attr_node_addname(
 		error = xfs_attr3_leaf_clearflag(args);
 		if (error)
 			goto out;
+
+		 /*
+		  * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in
+		  * series.
+		  */
+		error = xfs_trans_roll_inode(&args->trans, args->dp);
+		if (error)
+			goto out;
 	}
 	retval = error = 0;
 
diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
index 7c72ff53f4bf3f385c410c4ce33365976a86ac16..8623c815164a65845a7ba65fe9a98ebfb1cacba8 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_attr_leaf.c
@@ -2782,10 +2782,7 @@ xfs_attr3_leaf_clearflag(
 			 XFS_DA_LOGRANGE(leaf, name_rmt, sizeof(*name_rmt)));
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Commit the flag value change and start the next trans in series.
-	 */
-	return xfs_trans_roll_inode(&args->trans, args->dp);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*