diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
index 7dabbc31060e466e0959f5a8ec09b0028662cd6b..51128789a661000b3a19226694bc7860ca9ccd6e 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/alloc.c
@@ -5922,7 +5922,6 @@ int ocfs2_truncate_log_append(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 }
 
 static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
-					 handle_t *handle,
 					 struct inode *data_alloc_inode,
 					 struct buffer_head *data_alloc_bh)
 {
@@ -5935,11 +5934,19 @@ static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 	struct ocfs2_truncate_log *tl;
 	struct inode *tl_inode = osb->osb_tl_inode;
 	struct buffer_head *tl_bh = osb->osb_tl_bh;
+	handle_t *handle;
 
 	di = (struct ocfs2_dinode *) tl_bh->b_data;
 	tl = &di->id2.i_dealloc;
 	i = le16_to_cpu(tl->tl_used) - 1;
 	while (i >= 0) {
+		handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
+		if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
+			status = PTR_ERR(handle);
+			mlog_errno(status);
+			goto bail;
+		}
+
 		/* Caller has given us at least enough credits to
 		 * update the truncate log dinode */
 		status = ocfs2_journal_access_di(handle, INODE_CACHE(tl_inode), tl_bh,
@@ -5974,12 +5981,7 @@ static int ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(struct ocfs2_super *osb,
 			}
 		}
 
-		status = ocfs2_extend_trans(handle,
-				OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
-		if (status < 0) {
-			mlog_errno(status);
-			goto bail;
-		}
+		ocfs2_commit_trans(osb, handle);
 		i--;
 	}
 
@@ -5994,7 +5996,6 @@ int __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 {
 	int status;
 	unsigned int num_to_flush;
-	handle_t *handle;
 	struct inode *tl_inode = osb->osb_tl_inode;
 	struct inode *data_alloc_inode = NULL;
 	struct buffer_head *tl_bh = osb->osb_tl_bh;
@@ -6038,21 +6039,11 @@ int __ocfs2_flush_truncate_log(struct ocfs2_super *osb)
 		goto out_mutex;
 	}
 
-	handle = ocfs2_start_trans(osb, OCFS2_TRUNCATE_LOG_FLUSH_ONE_REC);
-	if (IS_ERR(handle)) {
-		status = PTR_ERR(handle);
-		mlog_errno(status);
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
-
-	status = ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(osb, handle, data_alloc_inode,
+	status = ocfs2_replay_truncate_records(osb, data_alloc_inode,
 					       data_alloc_bh);
 	if (status < 0)
 		mlog_errno(status);
 
-	ocfs2_commit_trans(osb, handle);
-
-out_unlock:
 	brelse(data_alloc_bh);
 	ocfs2_inode_unlock(data_alloc_inode, 1);