diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
index ffd5a15d1bb6d0955633d4e1f61f6a84aa79f3f7..abf5beaae907d32b484128f182bee2d1d7a7cd9e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_ialloc.c
@@ -1246,13 +1246,13 @@ xfs_dialloc_ag_inobt(
 
 			/* free inodes to the left? */
 			if (useleft && trec.ir_freecount) {
-				rec = trec;
 				xfs_btree_del_cursor(cur, XFS_BTREE_NOERROR);
 				cur = tcur;
 
 				pag->pagl_leftrec = trec.ir_startino;
 				pag->pagl_rightrec = rec.ir_startino;
 				pag->pagl_pagino = pagino;
+				rec = trec;
 				goto alloc_inode;
 			}