diff --git a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
index 22557527cfdb6467cf4186915a76d95bdd9d4207..8a38da602b7d9424c3ea57180f18ec5ee642928e 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/libxfs/xfs_defer.c
@@ -178,6 +178,23 @@ static const struct xfs_defer_op_type *defer_op_types[] = {
 	[XFS_DEFER_OPS_TYPE_AGFL_FREE]	= &xfs_agfl_free_defer_type,
 };
 
+static void
+xfs_defer_create_intent(
+	struct xfs_trans		*tp,
+	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp,
+	bool				sort)
+{
+	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
+	struct list_head		*li;
+
+	if (sort)
+		list_sort(tp->t_mountp, &dfp->dfp_work, ops->diff_items);
+
+	dfp->dfp_intent = ops->create_intent(tp, dfp->dfp_count);
+	list_for_each(li, &dfp->dfp_work)
+		ops->log_item(tp, dfp->dfp_intent, li);
+}
+
 /*
  * For each pending item in the intake list, log its intent item and the
  * associated extents, then add the entire intake list to the end of
@@ -187,17 +204,11 @@ STATIC void
 xfs_defer_create_intents(
 	struct xfs_trans		*tp)
 {
-	struct list_head		*li;
 	struct xfs_defer_pending	*dfp;
-	const struct xfs_defer_op_type	*ops;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(dfp, &tp->t_dfops, dfp_list) {
-		ops = defer_op_types[dfp->dfp_type];
-		dfp->dfp_intent = ops->create_intent(tp, dfp->dfp_count);
 		trace_xfs_defer_create_intent(tp->t_mountp, dfp);
-		list_sort(tp->t_mountp, &dfp->dfp_work, ops->diff_items);
-		list_for_each(li, &dfp->dfp_work)
-			ops->log_item(tp, dfp->dfp_intent, li);
+		xfs_defer_create_intent(tp, dfp, true);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -419,17 +430,13 @@ xfs_defer_finish_noroll(
 		}
 		if (error == -EAGAIN) {
 			/*
-			 * Caller wants a fresh transaction, so log a
-			 * new log intent item to replace the old one
-			 * and roll the transaction.  See "Requesting
-			 * a Fresh Transaction while Finishing
-			 * Deferred Work" above.
+			 * Caller wants a fresh transaction, so log a new log
+			 * intent item to replace the old one and roll the
+			 * transaction.  See "Requesting a Fresh Transaction
+			 * while Finishing Deferred Work" above.
 			 */
-			dfp->dfp_intent = ops->create_intent(*tp,
-					dfp->dfp_count);
 			dfp->dfp_done = NULL;
-			list_for_each(li, &dfp->dfp_work)
-				ops->log_item(*tp, dfp->dfp_intent, li);
+			xfs_defer_create_intent(*tp, dfp, false);
 		} else {
 			/* Done with the dfp, free it. */
 			list_del(&dfp->dfp_list);