diff --git a/fs/btrfs/file.c b/fs/btrfs/file.c
index a335e2e6c84d9f30dc726a526dfc0a35aafe480d..8f425c64d75f14e76b9fad86acf1ee3600705fea 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/file.c
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ int btrfs_sync_file(struct file *file, loff_t start, loff_t end, int datasync)
 	}
 	trans->sync = true;
 
-	ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, root, dentry, start, end, &ctx);
+	ret = btrfs_log_dentry_safe(trans, dentry, start, end, &ctx);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		/* Fallthrough and commit/free transaction. */
 		ret = 1;
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
index 05ce8b12beecd7e244502c304d90981502fb4293..7b8fee45b29e5d7ab9caf986d304b72a2589704b 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.c
@@ -5678,7 +5678,7 @@ static int btrfs_log_inode_parent(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
  * data on disk.
  */
 int btrfs_log_dentry_safe(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			  struct btrfs_root *root, struct dentry *dentry,
+			  struct dentry *dentry,
 			  const loff_t start,
 			  const loff_t end,
 			  struct btrfs_log_ctx *ctx)
diff --git a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.h b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.h
index 483027f9a7f4f8dbc469c54c04ab47b4a9b4a116..88abc43312a15d25ab6378b1af786572d3075f70 100644
--- a/fs/btrfs/tree-log.h
+++ b/fs/btrfs/tree-log.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ int btrfs_free_log_root_tree(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
 			     struct btrfs_fs_info *fs_info);
 int btrfs_recover_log_trees(struct btrfs_root *tree_root);
 int btrfs_log_dentry_safe(struct btrfs_trans_handle *trans,
-			  struct btrfs_root *root, struct dentry *dentry,
+			  struct dentry *dentry,
 			  const loff_t start,
 			  const loff_t end,
 			  struct btrfs_log_ctx *ctx);